Read news from:
Austria
SHARE
COPY LINK

SMUGGLING

Danish police arrest seven in raid on smuggling network

Seven people have been arrested for attempting to smuggle 16 million counterfeit cigarettes from Poland to Denmark.

Published: 14 March 2019 09:23 CET
Danish police arrest seven in raid on smuggling network
Photo: siloto/Depositphotos

In a major police operation, Danish law enforcement arrested the people, who are thought to be connected to a wider-ranging smuggling network.

They were arrested while trying to smuggle as many as 16 million copy cigarettes into Denmark, according to police special investigation unit SEV (Særlig Efterforskning Vest), which confirmed the arrests in a press statement.

The 16 million counterfeit cigarettes would have provided revenue of between 15 and 20 million kroner to the Danish part of the network.

Police made arrests at several addresses across Jutland on Wednesday, and were assisted by tax authorities.

The seven arrested individuals will appear for preliminary hearings at Aarhus City Court on Thursday. Their ages are between 42 and 54 years.

READ ALSO: Class A drugs smuggled to Denmark via snail mail: court

Member comments

Log in here to leave a comment.
Become a Member to leave a comment.

POST

Class A drugs smuggled to Denmark via snail mail: court

Smugglers use various methods to bring illegal substances to Denmark – including the country’s post system, according to a report from a preliminary court hearing.

Published: 20 July 2018 17:56 CEST
Class A drugs smuggled to Denmark via snail mail: court
File photo: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix

That may sound like an opportunity to make a wisecrack about the efficiency of the postal service, but the issue has resulted in an extensive investigation on Funen, Ritzau reports.

Police on Funen are investigating almost a kilogram of heroin that was sent from Afghanistan, with the suspected recipient resident in Denmark.

995 grams of the class A drug were seized by German police, according to charges read by a prosecutor at a preliminary hearing in Odense.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for his involvement but denies charges against him, special prosecutor Klaus Lauridsen of Funen Police said.

The man was remanded in custody until August 16th in order to protect the ongoing investigation, Ritzau writes.

No further information with regard to the case was given by the special prosecutor and the hearing took place behind closed doors.

READ ALSO: Police arrest Danish man for drug dealing after TV appearance