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Examiner charged over driving licence bribes

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. READ »

Prison sentences for people smugglers

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. READ »

Three charged in people smuggling case

National: 25 Sep 08
Three men have been charged for arranging to have 49 foreign citizens smuggled into Sweden. READ »

Dozens indicted over Vietnam child smuggling

National: 1 Feb 08
A major child smuggling ring is suspected of bringing dozens of children from Vietnam to Sweden, prosecutors say. READ »

Germany foils smuggling ring

National: 9 Jan 08
Police in Germany have cracked down on a criminal gang suspected of smuggling Iraqis into Sweden. READ »

Women 'smuggled Chinese children to Sweden'

National: 3 Dec 07
Two women have been remanded for allegedly being involved in smuggling Chinese children into Sweden. READ »

'Deport people smuggled into Sweden'

Society: 27 Nov 07
A leading Social Democrat has called for all people smuggled into Sweden to be sent back to their home countries. READ »

Swedish army vehicle used to smuggle refugees

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. READ »

Stasi investigated Palme's murder

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. READ »

Swede arrested for people smuggling

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. READ »

Suspected people smugglers arrested

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. READ »

'People smugglers' arrested in Gothenburg

National: 20 Feb 07
Fourteen people have been arrested in Gothenburg on suspicion of illegally smuggling Iraqis into the country. READ »

Police on lookout for unwanted foreigners

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. READ »

Pilgrims conned out of passports

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. READ »

People smuggler faces charges

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. READ »

New powers to seize criminals' income

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. READ »

Chinese couple convicted of people smuggling

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. READ »

'People smugglers' in court

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. READ »


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