Smuggling conviction dismissed because GBL was classified as a drug under EU Directive definitions.

The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the prosecution against a defendant convicted of smuggling GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) into the country. Although the defendant violated national drug laws by importing the substance via post, the court applied the definition of a 'drug' from the EU Medicine Directive established in a prior preliminary ruling. Consequently, the conviction was overturned because the substance did not meet the legal definition of a drug under the applicable EU framework at the time of the offense.