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Swede admits to FARC guns-for-drugs deal

Business & Money: 20 Jan 12
A former Swedish night club owner held in the United States on suspicion of supplying weapons to Colombian guerrillas in exchange for cocaine, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a US court. READ »

Charges for Sweden's 'biggest-ever' coke bust

National: 29 Dec 11
Four men were charged on Thursday in connection with Sweden's “biggest-ever” cocaine bust that netted drugs worth an estimated 145 million kronor ($21 million). READ »

Girlfriend turns in coke-snorting cop after call to prostitute

Society: 17 Nov 11
A police officer with the narcotics unit of the Gothenburg police is facing drugs charges after his girlfriend turned him in when she became annoyed that the cocaine-snorting cop tried to phone a prostitute. READ »

Swedish kid's TV host fined for cocaine use

Society: 12 Sep 11
Swedish children's television star and magazine editor Ola Lindholm was convicted and fined on Monday for cocaine use in a case which has left him out of job and in the media spotlight. READ »

Former athlete reveals drug taking past

Sport: 6 Aug 11
Former high jump record holder Patrik Sjöberg has revealed how he slipped into a world of drug taking and partying as a way of dealing with his injuries. READ »

Persbrandt leaves nature drugs firm after cocaine scandal

Business & Money: 27 Jul 11
In the wake of recent cocaine scandals, Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt has left the board of a Swedish natural remedies and supplements company. READ »

Sweden fails to warn users of 'tainted' cocaine

Science & Technology: 22 Jun 11
Swedish health officials have neglected to issue warnings about contaminated cocaine circulating in the country, despite evidence that cocaine in Sweden may contain an antibacterial agent primarily used to rid animals of parasites. READ »

Mikael Persbrandt in new cocaine bust

Society: 9 Jun 11
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, star of the Oscar-winning film "In a Better World" and who will feature in "The Hobbit", has been fined for cocaine use only a few months after a previous bust. READ »

Swede in US court over guns for drugs deal

National: 10 May 11
A Swedish citizen nicknamed "Stallion" faced a US court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to supply weapons to Colombian guerillas in exchange for cocaine. READ »

World of Warcraft boosts users social skills: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 21 Apr 11
Online computer game World of Warcraft (WoW), long maligned as an addictive and dangerous escape for introverted teens, can actually benefit players' social lives, a new Swedish study has found. READ »

Persbrandt loses Unicef role after cocaine bust

Society: 31 Mar 11
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, the star of the Oscar-winning film "In a Better World", has lost his role as an ambassador for the UN's children's fund Unicef after being caught using cocaine. READ »

Unicef reviews Persbrandt role after cocaine bust

National: 19 Mar 11
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, the star of the Oscar-winning film "In a Better World", could lose his role as an ambassador of the UN children's fund Unicef after being caught using cocaine. READ »

Cocaine killed Swedish beer dynasty heir: father

Society: 8 Feb 11
Jon Spendrup, of the Spendrup brewing dynasty and personal friend of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, died last week of a cocaine overdose, his father has confirmed. READ »

Swede deported from Colombia

National: 28 Dec 10
A Swedish citizen has been deported from Colombia to Sweden, suspected of serious drugs offences and of being the leader of a cocaine smuggling ring. READ »

Assange remains in prison on bail challenge

National: 15 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains in a London prison even after a British court decided to grant him bail on charges of rape and molestation after Swedish prosecutors challenged the ruling. READ »

Swedish team targets addict relapse molecule

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 10
People who have used cocaine are at a greater risk of becoming addicted even after long drug-free periods, researchers at Sweden's Linköping University have discovered. READ »

Swede caught with 1.4 tonnes of cocaine

National: 28 Jul 10
A 54-year-old Swedish man is currently in custody on the Caribbean island of Martinique after French customs seized 1.4 tonnes of cocaine on his boat estimated to be worth about 800 million kronor ($109.51 million). READ »

US authorities bust Swedish cocaine ring

National: 30 Jun 10
A Swedish man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of being behind a ring of cocaine smugglers planning to ship 12 kilogrammes of the drug to Sweden hidden in car interiors. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 18th - June 24th

Lifestyle: 17 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Teenagers in Stockholm, Metal in Gothenburg and Men in Drag in Malmö. Oh, and apparently someone's getting married. READ »

Interview: How a Swedish model exposed Goa's drug dealing cops

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 10
Swedish model Lucky Mångårda Amori went to Bollywood to act, but first she directed a real-life Indian crime drama. Paul O’Mahony meets the former reality TV show contestant who trained a camera on the police and captured corruption on an epic scale. 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 »

South Park Muhammad joke won't air in Sweden

Society: 29 Apr 10
The Swedish affiliate of broadcaster Comedy Central has said it will not show two controversial episodes of US satirical cartoon show South Park depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad in a bear costume. READ »

Sewage exposes Stockholm cocaine use

Society: 22 Mar 10
Clubbers and partygoers in Stockholm consume around 3,000 doses of cocaine per weekend night, according to tests on the city's sewage water. READ »

Smuggler with underpants package bites Swedish customs officer

Society: 17 Feb 10
A suspected drug smuggler, caught with almost 100 grammes of cocaine in his underpants, tried to bite his way out of the clutches of the Swedish customs. READ »

Sweden's top ten tasty buns

Lifestyle: 16 Feb 10
It’s Fettisdag, Fat Tuesday, the day known in English as Shrovetide, Pancake Tuesday and, er, Mardi Gras. In Sweden, the day is synonymous with the creamy semla, one of many fine buns that make this country great. READ »

Swedish customs crack cocaine gang plan

National: 22 Jan 10
Customs officers in Gothenburg have unravelled a scheme that saw cocaine being smuggled into the country from Costa Rica. The gang used stolen identification from pensioners and the disabled to receive drug parcels. READ »

Murder suspect crashes victims' memorial service

National: 21 Jan 10
A 35-year-old man suspected of a double murder in southwestern Sweden unexpectedly showed up at a memorial service arranged by the family of the victims. READ »

Court bans sale of energy drink Cocaine

National: 28 Nov 09
The planned launch of a new energy drink called Cocaine has been halted by a court ruling before the product had a chance to hit the shelves in Sweden. READ »

Swedish concern over Cocaine energy drink

Society: 23 Nov 09
The Swedish Consumer Agency has wasted no time in condemning the planned launch of a new energy drink marketed by a company from Helsingborg and trading under the name Cocaine. READ »

Helicopter heist suspects – who they are

National: 29 Sep 09
A look at the six men currently being held on suspicions of involvement in last week's spectacular helicopter robbery of a Stockholm cash depot. READ »

Swedish woman arrested over drug-stuffed hairbrushes

National: 23 Sep 09
A 22-year-old woman from Jönköping in central Sweden was arrested in Brazil at the weekend with more than two kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in several hairbrushes. READ »

Carolina Gynning: hectic days in the life of one non-blonde

Lifestyle: 21 Sep 09
Swedish celebrity Carolina Gynning takes time out from her career juggling to chat with The Local about taking control over her life and nascent plans to save the planet. READ »

Gaming addiction poses 'pandemic' threat: expert

Science & Technology: 16 Sep 09
Computer gaming addiction is reaching “pandemic” proportions around the world, according to a Swedish organization poised to take a leading role in helping young people cope with the problem. READ »

'Super bunker' houses Sweden's top criminals

National: 14 Aug 09
The new high security bunker at Kumla prison in central Sweden is now home to around a dozen of Sweden's most hardened criminals. The facility has space for 24 in total. READ »

'Ferrari Swede' mobster sentenced to prison

National: 11 Jul 09
Stefan Eriksson, the former leader of the Uppsala Maffia who infamously crashed a rare Ferrari in California in 2006, has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for making illegal threats, attempted blackmail, and robbery. READ »

Kilo of cocaine washes up on Swedish beach

National: 19 Jun 09
A kilogramme of cocaine in a well-sealed package has washed ashore on the Swedish west coast. READ »

Weapons smuggled in planes used to send aid: think tank

Politics: 12 May 09
A prominent Swedish think tank has warned that air cargo companies hired to deliver humanitarian aid and support peacekeeping operations in Africa are also often used to smuggle weapons. READ »

Stockholm police make two huge cocaine busts

National: 8 May 09
In two raids carried out in the span of just a few weeks, Stockholm County police seized nearly as much cocaine as was confiscated in the entire country in all of 2008. READ »

'Ferrari Swede' arrested in Stockholm

National: 31 Mar 09
Stefan Eriksson, the reputed Swedish gangster who made global headlines when he crashed an exclusive Ferrari in Malibu, California in 2006, was arrested in Stockholm on Monday on suspicions of blackmail and other crimes. 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 »

'World of Warcraft is as addictive as cocaine': report

Science & Technology: 26 Feb 09
The computer game World of Warcraft is the most dangerous game on the market with a high risk of addiction, according to a new report from a Swedish youth organisation. READ »

Police bust international narcotics ring

National: 11 Jan 09
A major international drug smuggling ring has been busted in an operation involving police in Norway and Sweden. More three quarters of a tonne of narcotics has been seized and 30 people are under arrest. READ »

Teenager dies of 'net drug' overdose

National: 15 Dec 08
An 18-year-old girl has died in Stockholm after overdosing on mephedrone, a drug that until now has been freely available for purchase on the internet. READ »

Coke suspect crooner: 'I was set up'

Society: 6 Nov 08
Syrian-Lebanese singing star George Wassouf arrived back in Beirut on Wednesday following his detention on cocaine charges in the Swedish capital. READ »

Court releases coke suspect crooner

Society: 4 Nov 08
A court in Stockholm has decided not to remand Syrian-Lebanese singing star George Wassouf in custody, but police said the artist remained under suspicion for possession of drugs. READ »

Remand hearing for Arab vocalist held in Stockholm

Society: 4 Nov 08
Syrian-Lebanese crooner George Wassouf faces a remand hearing on Tuesday in Stockholm where he is being held on suspicions of drug possession. READ »

Popular Arab singer arrested in Stockholm on drug charges

Society: 3 Nov 08
Police in Stockholm arrested Syrian-Lebanese singing star George Wassouf at his hotel on Saturday on charges of drug possession shortly before he was due to perform a concert. READ »

World anti-drug forum gathers experts in Stockholm

Society: 7 Sep 08
Stockholm will this week host experts, politicians, police and anti-drug activists from 82 countries to share ideas and devise strategies for stopping drug abuse worldwide. READ »

Colombian flower power reaches Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Sep 08
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Columbian isn't all about Scarface, FARC and kidnapping, writes David Bartal. READ »

Tetra-Pak billionaire Rausing sees drugs charges dropped

Society: 12 Aug 08
Drugs charges against Tetra-Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing and his wife Eva were formally dropped at a London court hearing on Tuesday. READ »

Drug charges dropped in Britain against Tetra-Pak heir

Society: 29 Jul 08
Prosecutors in Britain plan to drop drug charges against Tetra-Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing and his wife. READ »

Drug charges filed against Tetra Pak heir

National: 15 Jul 08
The heir to the massive Tetra Pak fortune and his wife have been charged with possessing drugs, police in London said Monday. READ »

TV star jailed for cocaine use

Society: 27 Jun 08
Swedish television presenter Sanna Bråding has been sentenced to three months in jail for narcotics offences. READ »

Swedish billionaire heir on the run in UK

Society: 17 Jun 08
Swedish Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing is currently on the run from the British Metropolitan police following a car accident on Monday allegedly involving drink or drugs. 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 »

Beltran to Bodström: 'Have you been taking cocaine'

National: 14 Jan 08
Opera star Tito Beltran launched a verbal attack on defence lawyer Thomas Bodström at Ystad District Court on Monday morning. READ »

'Socialite Swede' pleads guilty

National: 19 Dec 07
A 23-year-old Swedish woman has pleaded guilty in Australia to soliciting the murder of a prosecution witness. READ »

Underground clubs raided in Malmö

National: 1 Dec 07
Malmö police on Friday night raided several underground clubs in Sweden’s third largest city. READ »

Cocaine found hidden in postcards

National: 18 Oct 07
Four people are to face trial for smuggling cocaine into Sweden using specially-made postcards sent from Peru. Police say that between the picture side and the back of the postcard the smugglers had hidden a receptacle full of the drug. READ »

Cocaine found in teacher's fridge

National: 15 Aug 07
A physical education teacher in Norrköping has been prosecuted after police found a large quantity of cocaine in his home. READ »

Swede arrested in Ireland for smuggling cocaine

National: 29 May 07
A 30-year-old Swedish man was arrested at Dublin airport at the weekend when he was found to be carrying a large quantity of cocaine in his stomach. READ »

Swedish woman arrested for Australia murder plot

National: 29 May 07
A 22-year-old Swedish woman has been arrested in Australia, charged with conspiring to murder two prosecution witnesses. She was also charged with possession of 0.3 grams of cocaine. READ »

Politician admits taking cocaine

Politics: 9 May 07
Six percent of Swedish MPs say they have tried illegal drugs, with Centre Party MP Fredrik Federley admitting trying cocaine. "It's good that they're honest," one anti-drugs campaigner says. READ »

Cocaine use spreads in Swedish cities

Society: 2 Apr 07
Cocaine use in Sweden's major cities is increasing, according to new research presented on Monday. The price of the drug has halved in the last five years. READ »

Introducing...Linda Rosing

Lifestyle: 8 Jan 07
She first became known for having sex on live television in the Swedish version of Big Brother. Now, Linda Rosing, aka Bionda, has become a politician and a woman of letters. READ »

Record year for drugs seizures

National: 28 Dec 06
Fresh statistics show that more drugs were intercepted in Swedish ports and airports in 2006 than ever before, with heroin, opium and ecstasy were particularly bountiful. The Customs Service claims success. READ »

700 million kronor drugs bust in Gothenburg

National: 26 Dec 06
Swedish and Polish police have broken up a vast network that brought illegal drugs from Venezuela to Europe, arresting three people and seizing 1,360 kilos of cocaine. READ »

Sherrybaby drinks in Stockholm's warm glow

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 06
Drugs film Sherrybaby and its lead actress Maggie Gyllenhaal scoop the gongs at the Stockholm Film Festival. But for Eddie de Oliveira, New York school drama Half Nelson stole the show. READ »

Introducing...Carolina Gynning

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 06
She's best known, in the words of one of her talk show guests, for her "lovely onions." But as an ex-Big Brother contestant who has actually got herself a showbiz career, Carolina Gynning must be doing something right. READ »

Swedish football stars booted out of national squad

Sport: 5 Sep 06
Sweden's national football team was enveloped in scandal on Monday night as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Olof Mellberg and Christian Wilhelmsson were dismissed from the squad due to face Liechtenstein in Gothenburg on Wednesday. READ »

Five charged with cocaine smuggling

National: 23 Aug 06
Five people have been charged in southern Sweden for allegedly smuggling 20kg of cocaine through the mail from Costa Rica. The drugs were packaged with Christmas presents. READ »

Athlete admits using cocaine

Sport: 15 Aug 06
Swedish athlete Sven Nylander has admitted using cocaine, following his arrest at the weekend. "It was a terrible error," he says. READ »

Swedish athletes face drugs questioning

Sport: 13 Aug 06
Three Swedish athletics stars were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of minor drugs offences. READ »

British rock star held by Swedish police

National: 17 Jun 06
After a much-delayed concert at the Hultsfred rock festival on Friday night, Pete Doherty, the lead singer of the band Babyshambles and scandalmonger extraordinaire, was taken into Swedish police custody. READ »

Madonna rumoured to be next H and M model

Business & Money: 30 May 06
US pop queen Madonna could be the latest of a string of celebrities to pose as a model for Swedish low-cost fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H and M), according to media reports on Tuesday. READ »

Secret celeb gossip list revealed

National: 22 Feb 06
A mailing list in which influential Swedes gossip about other Swedish celebrities has been 'exposed' in Dagens Nyheter. The earthy content of some entries amounts to 'hatred and persecution,' says the journalist who revealed all. READ »

Smuggler hospitalised as cocaine condom bursts

National: 12 Dec 05
A bad weekend for a 41 year old cocaine smuggler: as well as being caught by customs officials at the border with Norway, he was hospitalised after a condom containing the drug burst in his stomach. READ »

Stella McCartney collection hits the high street

Business & Money: 9 Nov 05
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz braces itself for a stampede as its new collection designed by Stella McCartney is rolled out to 400 stores worldwide. READ »

Hennes and Mauritz reveals drug-free model

Business & Money: 26 Oct 05
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz will use the Italian model Mariacarla Boscono to promote its new collection after ditching Kate Moss, who was photographed apparently snorting cocaine. "She lives a healthy life," says H and M of the Italian. READ »

Popular fashion lines boost Hennes and Mauritz

Business & Money: 28 Sep 05
Swedish high street fashion chain Hennes and Mauritz reported soaring third-quarter profits on Wednesday, boosted by a collection that was a hit with shoppers, limiting the need for price reductions. 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 »

HM ditches Kate Moss

National: 20 Sep 05
Fashion and drugs? Who would have thought it? Not Swedish clothes retailer Hennes and Mauritz, which has fired supermodel Kate Moss after she was photographed snorting cocaine in a London recording studio. READ »

Stockholm criminal gang busted

Smörgåsbord: 21 Apr 05
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"1,000 people took drugs" on Silja party boat

National: 28 Feb 05
More than thirty young people are arrested after plain-clothes police join the fun on 24-hour ferry voyage to Åbo and back. And one man who was flown off the ship in an air ambulance after he "felt a bit ill" admits swallowing three condoms packed with ecstasy tablets. READ »

Police inspector freed by Appeals Court

National: 16 Feb 05
A police inspector who was jailed for four years in October for his apparent involvement in a weapons and drugs network is released by the Svea Appeal Court, despite still being suspected of serious weapons offences. "His honour is restored," says his lawyer. READ »

Swedish doctors "wrote illegal ADHD prescriptions"

Science & Technology: 5 Feb 05
Sweden's state-owned pharmacy, Apoteket, has lost control over the distribution of Concerta, a variety of the Ritalin drug for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. READ »

Cops in the dock

National: 28 Oct 04
The police were getting a taste of their own medicine this week. As one former police officer was sent down for drugs offences, his former boss was also finding that the law might not always be on her side. 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 »

Major study highlights drug hotspots

Society: 29 Sep 04
A new report reveals that Gothenburg's bars and nightclubs are awash with drugs, while Stockholm's drug trade is anchored in four locations. But what is the government going to do about it? READ »

White powder covers Sweden

National: 11 Jun 04
Like pre-nups and plastic surgery, cocaine is no longer just for the rich and famous. A massive increase in use and dealing gets up the police's nose. READ »

Gladiator in fight - shock

National: 2 Apr 04
A TV star is in a drug fight outside a Stockholm bar, while at the same time Stockholm bars pledge to fight drugs. READ »

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