The two men took a bus over the Öresund Bridge and were stopped at Lernacken by customs. During the body search, it was discovered that the two men were wearing nappies – and inside the nappies there was a total of half a kilo of cocaine.
SVT has taken part in the Swedish Customs’ own pictures from recent years. There is a wide range of seizures of everything from smuggled dogs to drugs and alcohol. Some of the material is discovered by customs dogs, others are found during body searches.
It is unfortunately the case that many people hide it on the body. Therefore, we must also carry out these body searches, even if they may be perceived as offensive, says Håkan Hansson, Deputy Head of Customs for Border Protection. The two men in the bus were sentenced to two years in prison in April 2019 for smuggling half a kilo of cocaine.
According to customs, it is becoming increasingly common for drugs and weapons to be smuggled next to the body.
Unique images from Customs’ operations Håkan Hansson, Deputy Director of Customs for Border Protection, shows a thick bundle of images from various seizures made in recent years.
The pandemic has had an impact on smuggling patterns. – The trends we are seeing right now are that there has been a shift from smuggling in cars to trucks and freight transport.
When the pandemic started, it was calm for a while, but then we saw an increase in the smuggling attempts with truck and container, says Håkan Hansson.
Source: svt.se
