March 15, 2010
The following articles have been tagged with "People_smuggling":
National: 25 Feb 09
A driving examiner from Gothenburg has been indicted on bribery charges. The woman is alleged to have accepted half a million kronor ($57,000) in exchange for approving driving licences for 70 test candidates.
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National: 12 Nov 08
Two men at the heart of a massive people smuggling operation were each sentenced to three years in prison by a Swedish court on Wednesday.
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National: 25 Sep 08
Three men have been charged for arranging to have 49 foreign citizens smuggled into Sweden.
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National: 1 Feb 08
A major child smuggling ring is suspected of bringing dozens of children from Vietnam to Sweden, prosecutors say.
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National: 9 Jan 08
Police in Germany have cracked down on a criminal gang suspected of smuggling Iraqis into Sweden.
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National: 3 Dec 07
Two women have been remanded for allegedly being involved in smuggling Chinese children into Sweden.
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Society: 27 Nov 07
A leading Social Democrat has called for all people smuggled into Sweden to be sent back to their home countries.
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National: 6 Nov 07
The Swedish military has pledged to review its procedures after one of its transport vehicles was allegedly used to smuggle a large group of refugees.
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National: 15 Sep 07
The Stasi, East Germany's secret police, carried out its own investigation into the 1986 murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, identifying a suspect, according to newly-uncovered documents.
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Society: 16 Jun 07
A Swedish citizen and a permanent Swedish resident have been arrested on the Kosovo-Macedonia border on suspicion of people smuggling.
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National: 27 Mar 07
Eighteen suspected people smugglers have been arrested in two separate investigations. Those arrested on Tuesday are suspected of involvement in smuggling people to Sweden from Iraq.
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National: 20 Feb 07
Fourteen people have been arrested in Gothenburg on suspicion of illegally smuggling Iraqis into the country.
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National: 22 Jan 07
Swedish police are to become more vigilant in the search for undesirable foreign nationals. The extension of the Schengen area means more care is needed, say police.
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National: 2 Jan 07
Swedish Muslims who planned to travel to Mecca on the Hajj pilgrimage are believed to be among the victims of a Danish travel agent, who stole their money and passports.
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Society: 29 Aug 06
A man suspected of heading one of the largest people smuggling rings in Europe has been charged in a court in Gothenburg. Amir Heidari is charged with 42 counts of human smuggling.
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Society: 17 Jul 06
Prosecutors are to be given greater powers to seize income believed to be derived from criminal activity, under proposals put forward by justice minister Thomas Bodström.
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Society: 9 Jun 06
A Swedish court has jailed two Chinese people for their role in a network that smuggled children into Europe. The 46 children processed by the couple may have been sent on to lives of forced labour.
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National: 9 Feb 06
Four people have been remanded in custody suspected of smuggling people to Sweden from Iraq and Iran. Nine people have been arrested in total.
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"I read a very interesting article about style rookie, one of the most influential fashion bloggers and style icons at the moment, in the City newspaper last week. Tevi Gevinson, the American girl behind the blog, is often considered the new wunderkind in the fashion industry as she is she is only 13 years old..." READ »
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