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Utpekad kokaintjuv frias i rekordsmuggling

A smashed patio door, a crowbar on the living room floor and black bags numbered with white pen. The remnants of a crashed cocaine deal worth more than one billion. Now five people are being sentenced after the raid on Farborets väg in Malmö last year. But one suspected thief among accomplices is acquitted completely.

Långa fängelsestraff efter den stora kokainbluffen i hamnen

Eight years in prison and lifetime deportation. That will be the sentence for three of the men behind one of Sweden's largest cocaine smuggling operations ever, in which at least 1,200 kilos of cocaine were collected from the Port of Helsingborg under a false identity. Malmö District Court convicts a total of five men. A sixth is acquitted.

Fem män döms efter jättebeslag av kokain

Four men are convicted of exceptionally serious drug offenses, and one man is convicted of aiding and abetting the same offense following a major cocaine seizure, Malmö District Court writes in a press release.

Fem män döms för miljardsmuggling av kokain

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/d9/87/d9876872892649c7a6a7d828eab3ca63/16x9/265@70.png" /><p>Four men, who had been held in custody with restrictions for almost a year, were on Monday sentenced to long prison terms for exceptionally serious drug offenses – an 18-year-old from Norway was at the same time sentenced to closed youth care for two years and four months.&nbsp;</p><p>The me

Fem män döms efter jättebeslag av kokain

Four men are convicted of exceptionally serious drug offenses, and one man is convicted of aiding and abetting the same offense after a huge seizure…

USA: Fem dödade i attacker mot knarkbåtar

The U.S. military says it has killed another five people in attacks on boats accused of being involved in…

Droghandlarens kryptogömma såld – för 128 miljoner

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/c9/d9/c9d97a1cb1634024ada61a802469eda1/16x9/265@70.png" /><p>"Flugsvampmannen" Alexander Gustafsson lived a life of luxury on the profits from a drug trade that left children across the country in drug misery.</p><p>Now he has finally suffered a major setback when the state sold his crypto stash for SEK 128 million – a new Swedish record.</p><p>The mo

Heroinbrist – ersätts av mycket starkare droger

<p>Afghanistan's ban on opium cultivation four years ago is now beginning to be felt on Swedish streets. There is a shortage of heroin – and instead users are turning to other drugs. "They are considerably stronger," says senior physician Kai Knudsen.</p>

Stora kokainbeslag i brittisk jättehamn

British border authorities have seized approximately five tons of cocaine in recent months.

Stora kokainbeslag i brittisk jättehamn

<p>British border authorities have seized around five tonnes of cocaine in recent months.</p>

Tog taxi till Malmö med knark i kasse – får fem års fängelse

A man took a taxi between Lund and Malmö — carrying five kilos of amphetamine. He has now been convicted of aggravated drug trafficking.

Björn är årets polis – hittade kokaingömma för 20 miljoner

Traffic police officer Björn Pettersson made a record-large cocaine seizure worth SEK 20 million in Västerbotten this spring. For that, he has now been named Police Officer of the Year. “It was the right place, at the right time,” he says.

”Väldigt vinglig” bilist stoppad på E18 – ung kvinna misstänks för flera brott

A woman in her mid-20s is suspected of several drug-related offenses after being stopped on the E18 in Karlstad.

Det kvinnodominerade knarknätverket

The tactical unit raids a suspected drug stash in an apartment in Rosengård. It ends in tragedy. A man is arrested – but a 19-year-old woman flees onto the balcony and shortly afterward falls to her death from the fourth floor. Left in the apartment are firearms and drugs worth millions. The network that is then uncovered leads to a gang in which a large share of the members are young women.

Hantverkare misstänks ha haft knark värt 37 miljoner

Found in the villa outside Gothenburg

Smugglade in 30 kilo cannabis i bord

Five people are convicted of aggravated drug smuggling after a package from the United States was found to contain more than 30 kilograms of cannabis.

Försökte fly med falskt pass i Haparanda – hade tre kilo kokain i strumpor

A 46-year-old man from Turkey with a fake French passport tried to flee customs in Haparanda. When he was arrested after a wild chase, nearly three kilos of cocaine wrapped in socks were found. The man is now being prosecuted for aggravated drug trafficking. “To my knowledge, it is the largest cocaine seizure in Norrbotten,” says prosecutor Jonas Fjellström.

Fem personer döms för cannabissmuggling i bord

Five people are sentenced to prison for involvement in the smuggling of a total of 32.8 kilos of cannabis hidden in two tables imported from the USA. The sentences range from two to six years in prison. A business owner from Jönköping is also sentenced to a five-year ban on conducting business.

55-åring körde rattfull igen – polisen tog mopeden

After driving a moped under the influence of cannabis, a resident of Högsby is now on trial for aggravated unlicensed driving and drunk driving. The man has a long history of similar offenses.

Långa fängelsestraff för knarkaffärer från Klippangård

Four men and two women have been sentenced to prison for involvement in a case in which narcotics worth millions were distributed from a farm outside Klippan.

Från kriminalvårdare till misstänkt i stor knarkhärva

After secret wiretapping and surveillance, the police raided an industrial premises in Nykvarn. There, a former prison officer was arrested with about 230 kilos of amphetamine. See images from inside the warehouse in the video above.

Bråkig höganäsare tog hasch med sig till affären

A man from Höganäs in his 30s got into a fight with another man outside Ica Kvantum. He has now been sentenced to just over a month in prison.

Stoppades med knark i påsen – döms till fängelse

The man found a bag of narcotics by a bus shelter. The intention was to hand it over to the staff at the bus station. An after-the-fact construction, says the district court, which is now sentencing the man to more than 1 year in prison for a narcotics offense.

Greps med kokain i skogen i Karlstad – döms för cannabisinnehav

The police formed suspicions about a married couple who were seen coming out of a small wooded area in Karlstad. In the wooded area, cannabis resin and cocaine were found, and in the couple’s home...

Gripne svensken i Marocko pekas ut som ”uppdragsgivare”

The Swede who has been arrested in Morocco belonged to the dissolved biker gang Satudarah, according to information obtained by DN. He is accused of being behind extensive drug smuggling. “He is suspected of having acted as the principal,” prosecutor Ester Lilja says.