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The following articles have been tagged with "Amphetamines":

5-year-old ‘sold’ drugs in major Swedish drug bust

National: 25 Apr 12
Dozens of people in northern Sweden have been charged after police busted a drug ring in which a 5-year-old girl had allegedly handed out hashish and taken payment. READ »

Swedes arrested in major European drug bust

National: 12 Jan 12
Europol said Thursday it has busted a major synthetic drugs-making network following the confiscation in Sweden of large amounts of amphetamine, resulting in the arrest of nine suspects in four countries. READ »

Border cop convicted after sex bribe attempt

National: 6 Oct 11
An officer with the Swedish border police in Västra Götaland was convicted Wednesday for offering a female asylum seeker to ”forget about her case” in return for sex and drugs. READ »

Swedish court: okay to get high in Denmark

Society: 4 Mar 11
A Swedish court has acquitted a woman of minor drugs offences after she claimed she had ingested the amphetamines in Denmark, where doing so is not a crime. READ »

Swedish smuggler's appeal met by stiff sentence shocker

Society: 10 Dec 10
A 57-year-old Swedish man who recently appealed his conviction for narcotics offences might now wish he had accepted his original sentence. READ »

Former justice minister refuses a drugs test

Politics: 23 Aug 10
Thomas Bodström, chair of the Parliamentary Justice Committee and former justice minister, has come out in favour of voluntary drug testing, but when asked to submit to a test, he refused, saying that he felt a bit "sweaty". READ »

Socialite Swede released from Australian jail

Society: 25 May 10
A Swedish-born socialite, jailed for nearly four years in Australia in March 2008 for plotting to murder two witnesses in her husband's drug trial, has been released from New South Wales prison, but remains a hunted woman. READ »

Drug-dealing women hide stash in porcelain dog

National: 14 May 10
Two middle-aged women from southern Sweden have been jailed for drug dealing after large quantities of amphetamines were found in their apartments. READ »

Swedish pensioner hid drugs in porcelain dog

Society: 23 Feb 10
A woman in Malmö is suspected of trying to boost her pension by selling drugs. When police raided her home they found two kilogrammes of amphetamines hidden in a faux gold porcelain dog. READ »

Nine-year-old sold drugs to Malmö police officer

National: 18 Feb 10
A nine-year-old boy in Malmö has been caught trying to sell a bag of amphetamines to an undercover police officer. His father has been arrested for using his young son as a drugs courier. READ »

Police raid uncovers Aladdin's cave of stolen goods

National: 25 Jan 10
A police raid in southern Sweden has led to the discovery of a dazzling array of stolen goods that includes everything from fittings for an entire kitchen to a spiral staircase. READ »

Prison for 'Stockholm Syndrome' accomplice

National: 31 Jul 09
One of Sweden’s most notorious criminals, 62-year-old Clark Olofsson, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in a drug smuggling syndicate. READ »

Man convicted in teen suicide rape case

National: 18 May 09
A 42-year-old man charged with sex offences against a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide prior to the trial was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Jönköping court on Monday. READ »

Swedish police smash Balkan drugs ring

National: 26 Mar 09
Thirty-seven people have so far been held in custody as part of a crackdown on an international drugs ring with ties to the Balkan region, police in western Sweden revealed on Thursday. READ »

'Priest' hides amphetamines under cassock

National: 21 Mar 09
A Polish man wearing a priest's cassock tried to smuggle 600 grammes of amphetamines through Trelleborg harbour in southern Sweden on Friday. READ »

Polish gang busted over Sweden-bound drugs

Society: 12 Feb 09
Police have busted a gang producing amphetamines in Poland for trafficking on the local market as well as in Sweden and Ireland among other states, a police spokesman said on Thursday. READ »

Man high on drugs filmed by cops for birthday gag

National: 9 Feb 09
Two police officers from Malmö filmed a man high on drugs at a psychiatric clinic with a mobile phone while he delivered a birthday greeting to a colleague of theirs. READ »

Students design outfits for Swedish women prisoners

Society: 16 Sep 08
Stockholm design school students have created a radical new clothing line for female prisoners. The range was unveiled on Tuesday at Färingsö prison, located just outside the city. READ »

Bust nets ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ accomplice

National: 21 Jul 08
Swedish police reported on Sunday that Clark Olofsson, one of Sweden’s most notorious career criminals, was among six suspects arrested in a massive narcotics raid over the weekend. READ »

Flashing thief tries to bite police officer

National: 31 Mar 08
23-year-old man who stole milk, threatened a woman, flashed at passers-by and tried to bite a police officer may face a six kronor ($1) fine. READ »

Family of four arrested on drug charges

National: 28 Jan 08
A father, mother and their two grown-up children have all been arrested in Malmö on serious drug charges. READ »

Sweden's cocaine use on the up

Society: 20 Jan 08
Use of cocaine in Sweden is on the up, according to police and customs officers, who now want better cooperation with South American authorities. READ »

Christian Democrat caught drug-driving

Politics: 14 Dec 07
A politician from the Christian Democrat Party has quit his position after being arrested for driving his car while on drugs. READ »

Court escapee arrested entering Sweden

National: 20 Aug 07
A suspected drugs baron who was marched from the dock of a court in Västerås by two armed men last spring has been caught by police as he tried to enter Sweden. READ »

Priest fined after taking amphetamines in coffee

Society: 22 May 07
More tea, vicar? Sometimes the best answer is no, as a priest in Malmö found out after his beverage was spiked with speed and he was convicted of driving under the influence. READ »

Police pounce on biker gang party

National: 29 Apr 07
Around 100 police officers were involved in a raid on a party being held by a biker gang near Norrköping on Saturday. A man was arrested for breaking the terms of his parole, and drugs and weapons were found. READ »

Police arrest man for possession of flour

National: 12 Mar 07
Police in Malmö made a major blunder when trying to arrest a man for possession of narcotics. Next time they will remember to leave the amphetamines in the bag before making the sting. READ »

Introducing...E-Type

Lifestyle: 29 Jan 07
He's the Viking Chief of Swedish Eurodance, who is now taking to his new role as Stockholm's official arbiter of good taste. But don't accuse Martin 'E-Type' Eriksson of being named after a sports car. READ »

Ex-police officer gets 10 years for drugs smuggling

National: 11 Jan 07
A former police officer has been found guilty of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of amphetamines into the country. READ »

Police hunt Norwegian drug smuggler

National: 4 Nov 06
Swedish police and customs officers are hunting a Norwegian who is suspected of trying to bring 30kg of amphetamines into Sweden. He gave Helsingborg customs the slip on Friday night. READ »

More drug users behind the wheel

Society: 30 Aug 06
The number of people driving while under the influence of drugs has shot up in the past decade. Police say 7,000 people were discovered intoxicated on Sweden's roads last year. READ »

International hunt for court escapee

National: 13 May 06
The 52 year old man who escaped from Västerås district court on Friday with the help of two armed men was still at large early on Saturday afternoon. READ »

Armed men spring drugs man from courtroom

National: 12 May 06
Two masked and armed men stormed into Västerås district court on Friday lunchtime and set free a 52-year old man charged with possessing 20 kilos of amphetamines. READ »

Twelve arrested in Gothenburg drugs bust

National: 13 Mar 06
Gothenburg police have confirmed that they arrested twelve people in a major drugs raid in the city on Friday evening. All twelve are suspected of serious drugs offences. READ »

Online drug hunt nets 40 sellers

Society: 28 Sep 05
Swedish teenagers are increasingly buying and selling drugs on the internet, but a new initiative from police and customs authorities is starting to show results, according to a report presented on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish murder suspect in custody in Thailand

National: 3 Mar 05
After two weeks on the run, 40 year old Swede, Kenneth Eriksson, gives himself up to the authorities and admits he killed a prostitute in his hotel room. On Thursday he was dramatically led through the streets of Pattaya in handcuffs to explain his version of events to police. READ »

Record drugs hauls by Swedish Customs in 2004

National: 29 Dec 04
The amount of amphetamines, opium, kat and ecstasy seized by Swedish Customs during 2004 beat all previous records, as authorities increase their focus on organized crime. READ »

Sweden hits drug supply and demand

Society: 14 Oct 04
Progress on two fronts in Sweden's battle against drugs: Swedish customs officials report record drugs seizures and a common-sense programme to help young drug addicts begins in Stockholm. READ »

Booze and drugs await foreign students in Sweden

National: 9 Sep 04
As universities across the country open their doors to more foreign students than ever before, news of extra-curricular activities suggests they'll be playing as hard as they work - and suffering the consequences. READ »

Swedish prisoners increasingly mobile

National: 16 Apr 04
Banged up in a Swedish prison? Don't let that stop you from organising international drug crimes - get a mobile phone. READ »


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