Swedish authorities conducted one of the country's largest cocaine seizures to date, confiscating approximately 1.4 tons of the drug near Stockholm last week.
Swedish customs made one of the country's biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1.4 tons of the drug last week in a port near Stockholm, an official told Swedish television on Tuesday. 'If it is as big as we think, it is one of the biggest seizures ever made,' Stefan Granath of Swedish customs told broadcaster SVT, adding they were still waiting for a precise figure of how much was found.
Granath said the drug likely was meant for the European market and that Sweden was only a transit country. 'Just five to 10 years ago, it was very unusual to seize only 100 kilograms ,' Granath told SVT. The volume of cocaine seized by Swedish customs peaked in 2022, when 1,812 pounds were confiscated, according to official figures. This was more than 661 pounds more than the previous record set in 2018. Swedish radio said the figure reflected more efficient search methods and an increase in the flow of drugs in general.
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