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Swedish police smoke out major marijuana find

National: 28 Apr 13
Police in Oskarshamn in southern Sweden unearthed a large-scale marijuana farm on Saturday night. READ »

Alcohol seizures down despite tough new law

Society: 14 Apr 13
Despite the introduction of a new law strengthening the powers of customs officials, the number of seizures of alcohol ordered online has declined dramatically in 2013. READ »

Drug seizures down as customs staff slack off

National: 23 Feb 13
Customs officers in Skåne, south Sweden, are deliberately slowing down their work in protest against a shrinking workforce, leading to a drop in drug seizures as fewer cars are stopped. READ »

Swedes warned over new breed of dog smugglers

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Dec 12
Swedes hoping a new dog will make the perfect Christmas present have been warned they may end up feeding to a recent rise in dog smuggling, with pugs having replaced chihuahuas as the canine of choice in the illegal puppy trade. READ »

Sweden targets khat addiction with new clinic

National: 7 Dec 12
Sweden has opened its first rehabilitation centre for abusers of khat, the African leaves that users chew to get an amphetamine-like effect. READ »

Coastguard guilty after soiled diaper 'joke' sours

Society: 1 Dec 12
A former employee at the Swedish coastguard has been sentenced to probation after a drunken joke, involving a colleague, a soiled diaper, and a false report of an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country, turned sour. READ »

Sweden 'self-sufficient' on marijuana: police

Society: 12 Nov 12
Reports of home-grown marijuana in Sweden have quadrupled in the last decade, according to police, who claim there is now enough domestically-grown weed to supply the needs of Sweden's pot-smokers. READ »

Sweden reports drop in illegal weapon smuggling

National: 30 Oct 12
A new Swedish Customs report presented to the government on Tuesday shows a decline in the number of illegal weapons smuggled into the country, but police say the demand is still high. READ »

Two men found with 90 kilogrammes of cannabis

Business & Money: 2 Aug 12
Two men in southern Sweden have been charged with aggravated narcotics crime after police found them in possession of some 90 kilogrammes of cannabis earlier this year. READ »

Viagra helps Swedish gangs get profits up

National: 21 May 12
Viagra and other impotency drugs appear to have replaced cocaine as the drug of choice for Swedish motorcycle gangs looking to profit from the illegal drugs trade. READ »

New gun law proposal frustrates Swedish police

Society: 20 Jan 12
Swedish police are disappointed after a government proposal suggesting a tightening of legislation still failed to grant police the ability to wire tap suspects in cases of less serious weapons crimes. READ »

86 charged after massive booze smuggling probe

National: 18 Jan 12
More than 80 people were charged on Tuesday for participating in a comprehensive smuggling operation that brought huge quantities of alcohol purchased in Germany into Sweden. 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 »

Finding a fab place for fika with a twist

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 11
As the daylight in Stockholm dwindles, finding a place to catch up with friends is all the more important for beating back the winter blues. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for your next fika. READ »

Drug bust reveals poopy diaper surprise

Society: 4 Nov 11
Customs officers acting on a tip about a case of alleged drug smuggling in southern Sweden were surprised to discover a stinking diaper full of baby poo instead of illegal drugs. READ »

57 convicted in massive Swedish doping scandal

National: 4 Aug 11
Fifty-seven people were convicted on Thursday for being part of a massive doping ring in one of the largest criminal cases in Swedish legal history that accrued an estimated 58 million kronor ($9 million) in legal fees. READ »

Swedish airport reports record heroin bust

National: 13 Jul 11
Swedish customs officers at Skavsta airport, south of Stockholm, made the airport’s largest bust of heroin to date when they confiscated over a kilo of the drug on Friday. READ »

'Record bust' of hashish in southern Sweden

National: 7 Jul 11
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for organising the smuggling of close to half a ton of hashish, and over nine kilogrammes of amphetamine. READ »

Swedes launch campaign to dodge iPad duties

Business & Money: 26 Nov 10
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has launched a Facebook campaign in hopes of ensuring that Apple's iPad remains classified as a computer, thus helping consumers dodge potential customs duties. READ »

High figures for Swedish marijuana seizures

Society: 18 Oct 10
Swedish customs agents are nabbing more cannabis smugglers than in past years, and people traveling across the Öresund Bridge with small amounts of the drug figure prominently in the statistics. READ »

Charges filed in massive Swedish doping scandal

National: 5 Oct 10
Seventy suspects were indicted at Sundsvall district court on Tuesday for their involvement in the largest doping ring ever uncovered in Sweden. Hundreds of more suspects are expected to be charged as well. READ »

Russian nuclear waste dumped off Sweden

National: 4 Feb 10
The Russian military is suspected of having dumped chemical weapons and radioactive waste off the Swedish island of Gotland in the beginning of the 1990s. 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 »

Dozens arrested in Swedish doping raid

National: 9 Dec 09
Swedish police have arrested 40 people in a nationwide doping raid, according to a statement. READ »

North Korean diplomats' smuggling scheme up in smoke

National: 20 Nov 09
Two North Korean diplomats are being held on suspicion of trying to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes from Russia into Sweden. READ »

Massive Viagra shipment seized by Swedish customs officals

Science & Technology: 24 Jun 09
A shipment of nearly 9,000 Viagra tablets was confiscated during a routine check at a post office by customs officials near Malmö in southern Sweden. READ »

Methamphetamine increasingly common in Sweden

Society: 10 Mar 09
Methamphetamine appears to be growing in popularity in Sweden, as both smuggling and reports of abuse of the drug have increased in recent years. READ »

Saab resumes production

National: 28 Feb 09
Embattled Swedish car maker Saab Automobile has resolved its dispute with the Swedish Customs Agency over a failure to pay customs duties. Production is now set to resume on Monday. READ »

Agencies slam FRA-law revisions

National: 24 Feb 09
Changes to Sweden’s wiretapping law have been met with stinging criticism in a new round of comments by two government agencies. READ »

Customs employees given 'pirated' iPods for Christmas

National: 21 Dec 08
The iPod-esque MP3 music players given to Swedish Customs (Tullverket) employees for their annual Christmas failed to impress the rank and file – and may be illegal. READ »

Khat: Sweden's forgotten immigrant drug

Analysis & Opinion: 28 May 08
Use of the illegal drug khat is widespread in Sweden's immigrant suburbs but the police have chosen to turn a blind eye, Faisal Enayat Khan reports. READ »

Only five people have paid booze taxes

Society: 25 Jun 07
Only five people have paid tax on private alcohol imports to Sweden since the ban on buying drinks from foreign online stores was lifted earlier this month. The current system is unworkable, says Moderate MEP Christofer Fjellner. READ »

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