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Sniffed out 502 million - Skip gets customs prize
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Sniffed out 502 million - Skip gets customs prize

His accurate nose has contributed to seizures equivalent to a social benefit of over 502 million kronor – now the English Springer Spaniel Skip is awarded the title of this year's narcotics detection dog.
Tesla seizure broke the dream limit for the Enforcement Authority
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Tesla seizure broke the dream limit for the Enforcement Authority

The Enforcement Authority has since the turn of the year seized goods at a distance valued at a record amount of over 100 million kronor. The previous record was 93
Proposal: Increased control of job seekers in municipalities
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Proposal: Increased control of job seekers in municipalities

Municipalities should be allowed to perform checks in the criminal record register when someone is employed in, for example, home care or personal assistance, proposes the government's investigator. Even individuals who work in critical positions should be able to be checked
Hand Grenades Increasingly Common Among Criminals
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Hand Grenades Increasingly Common Among Criminals

The Dog Shelter: More Dogs Have Unclear Background
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The Dog Shelter: More Dogs Have Unclear Background

Last summer, the Customs Authority announced that dog smuggling to Sweden had decreased drastically after the pandemic years. But at the same time, Hundstallet suspects more and more often that the dogs they receive for relocation are smuggled
Control: 600 tons of rice misleadingly labeled
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Control: 600 tons of rice misleadingly labeled

In a control carried out by Swedish and European authorities, nearly all of the over 600 tons of rice that was controlled was labeled as being of better quality than it was, announces the National Food Agency.
Hand Grenades Becoming Increasingly Common Among Criminals
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Hand Grenades Becoming Increasingly Common Among Criminals

Many arrested in operation in the Baltic Sea region
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Many arrested in operation in the Baltic Sea region

57 people have been arrested and several kilograms of narcotics have been seized in a Swedish-led European operation against organized theft and synthetic drugs in the Baltic Sea region.
More criminals to be caught abroad
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More criminals to be caught abroad

The Government wants several authorities to do more to tackle criminals abroad who operate in Sweden. I hope this will result in us simply seeing more criminal leaders being detected, arrested, prosecuted, and punished for the serious crimes they commit, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party)
Dog Food was Narcotics - Criminal Network Exposed
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Dog Food was Narcotics - Criminal Network Exposed

With the help of, among other things, dog food bags, drugs were smuggled across the entire country. Now, nine people are being prosecuted for being behind a comprehensive drug network in Stockholm
Smuggled cocaine – in shampoo bottles
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Smuggled cocaine – in shampoo bottles

The Elephant Graveyard – This is Where Kinberg Batra Ends Up
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The Elephant Graveyard – This is Where Kinberg Batra Ends Up

Anna Kinberg Batra was fired as county governor, but keeps her salary for five years. At her new workplace, there are already five director-generals who have also lost their jobs
More people will be forced to provide information to the police
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More people will be forced to provide information to the police

Authorities, municipalities, and schools will be forced to share information with the police. Social services and healthcare will be exempt from the obligation, but will still be required to disclose more information than they do today
Banned chemicals in thousands of imported goods
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Banned chemicals in thousands of imported goods

Grenades and Automatic Weapons Found in Car at Öresund Bridge
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Grenades and Automatic Weapons Found in Car at Öresund Bridge

Legal plant drug causes concern: "There are obvious dangers"
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Legal plant drug causes concern: "There are obvious dangers"

It is "unsatisfactory" that plant-based drugs are sold completely legally in Sweden, according to Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats). The Minister believes, however, that the authorities have control over the matter
The Government Wants to Stop Criminals' Money Flow
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The Government Wants to Stop Criminals' Money Flow

The Government is investing approximately another billion kronor to stop organized crime – primarily by targeting the criminals' driving force: the money, writes the Government representative on DN Debatt.
Plant drugs are pouring in – Customs Agency can only watch
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Plant drugs are pouring in – Customs Agency can only watch

Cultivation boxes for hallucinogenic mushrooms and tons of plant parts that can be used to get high pass the border to Sweden completely legally every year. The drugs are sold openly on the internet and in stores, and at the border, the Customs Service can only look on – since the products are not illegal in the form they are delivered
New proposal: This is how welfare fraud should be stopped
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New proposal: This is how welfare fraud should be stopped

Criminal gangs and welfare fraud should be stopped by tearing down secrecy barriers. This is proposed in the new partial report submitted to Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party)
Drug Smuggler "Ronaldinho" Convicted Again
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Drug Smuggler "Ronaldinho" Convicted Again

Four people are sentenced to prison in a comprehensive drug case, which includes, among other things, the smuggling of 30 kilograms of cocaine from Helsingborg to Stockholm in January.
Large investigation following drug seizure in Strömstad
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Large investigation following drug seizure in Strömstad

The investigation into the three individuals suspected of serious drug offenses after being stopped in Strömstad with an unknown quantity of narcotics in the car will be extensive.
Three detained after drug seizure
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Three detained after drug seizure

He becomes the new head of customs
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He becomes the new head of customs

Johan Norrman becomes the new head of the Customs Service. He gets an important role in the work against organized crime, according to the government
Drug Lord Busted - "Ronaldinho" Charged Again
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Drug Lord Busted - "Ronaldinho" Charged Again

The 23-year-old was recently sentenced to ten years in prison after a record-large drug seizure at the Norwegian border. Now, the organizer "Ronaldinho" is being prosecuted again for extensive drug trafficking
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