Swedish Customs Lacks Staff at Ystad Port, Despite Nearly 40% of Amphetamine Seizures There
Almost 40 percent of Sweden's amphetamine seizures during the first half of the year were made at the port of Ystad.
Sweden
Huge drug seizures in Sweden - street price remains unchanged
Despite historically large seizures, the street price of drugs in Sweden remains relatively unchanged, a new report shows. "If we seize three tons, within a couple of months we will have received those three tons in replacement consignments," says Stefan Granath of Swedish Customs.
Sweden
Swedish Customs report zero seized hand grenades at the border
The number of hand grenades used in bombings in Sweden has more than doubled compared with last year. At the same time, Customs has not seized a single hand grenade at the border.
Sweden
More drug letters stopped after law change
So far this year, Swedish Customs has made 20 percent more drug seizures in mail and parcel flows than during the whole of last year. Stefan Granath at Swedish Customs explains the increase with a change in the law that makes it possible to search for drugs at postal terminals further inland.
Sweden
Weapons stop customs officers at the border
Uniformed customs personnel who conduct checks at the borders were granted the right to carry service pistols this year. But the new armament has not only failed to provide the desired level of protection for the customs officers - it also means that they cannot cross the borders into our neighboring countries.
Sweden
