The boarding was carried out shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday in the presence of the police. Personnel from the police's National Operations Department (Noa) were also present, according to Martin Höglund, the Swedish Customs' press spokesman. According to SVT, Säpo is also involved. However, the Swedish Customs is not commenting on this.
The boarding went smoothly, he says.
The ship states that it is having engine problems and has therefore entered and anchored in Swedish waters.
Customs checks will continue on Sunday, says Martin Höglund, who cannot yet say anything about the contents of the cargo.
The Russian cargo ship Adler left a port outside St. Petersburg four days ago. The ship is owned by the company M Leasing LLC, which is on sanctions lists in the EU and the U.S. The reason is that the company's ships are said to have transported North Korean ammunition that Russia then used in the war in Ukraine.
According to information in Sydsvenskan and HD, the ship has connections to the "Russian military complex".
"I don't have any information about that, what we do know is that the ship and its owner are on several countries' sanctions lists because it was previously suspected of having transported war material," says Martin Höglund.
The Coast Guard assisted the Swedish Customs, which lacks boats.
