A 38-year-old Swedish citizen is being charged with aggravated drug smuggling, Swedish Customs says. He has been wanted for five years and is believed to have been hiding in Dubai, among other places.
CrimeA 38-year-old woman tried to smuggle drugs by hiding them in her sports bra. The seized drugs have a street value of 6 million kronor (about $570,000), according to Swedish Customs. The woman is now charged with aggravated drug smuggling.
CrimeThe police and Swedish Customs have been sharply criticized by the National Audit Office for their lack of action against illegal firearms.
CrimeThe US has so far been forced to repay just over $90 billion in tariffs that the US Supreme Court has declared invalid. Electrolux is one of the Swedish companies now getting money back. However, the company has new tariffs to contend with. They are already noticeable, says Ann-Sofi Jönsson at Electrolux to TT.
BusinessAlmost 40 percent of Sweden's amphetamine seizures during the first half of the year were made at the port of Ystad.
SwedenDuring the first six months of the year, Swedish Customs seized more than six tons of narcotics. Among other things, the largest cocaine seizure ever was made in January.
SwedenTwo men are charged with aggravated drug smuggling after attempting to smuggle nearly a quarter of a ton of cannabis resin hidden in a plastic-wrapped sofa.
CrimeThe Swedish Customs will receive a new tool in its work against organized crime. The authority will be able to seize property for the Swedish Enforcement Authority. It has been a wound in the customs heart when we have had to let a car through, even though we know that the person in the car has debts, says Gürsu Öncü from the Swedish Customs.
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