The biggest-ever seizure of Tramadol came from two Swedish passengers’ suitcases, while the Swedish border yielded this year’s biggest spirits seizure.
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Customs nets big drugs haul at CPH and port
In random checks, customs officers at different locations discovered a total of 24 kilos of cocaine in a single day.
Read More »Gatwick drone chaos may have been “inside job”
The individuals operating the drone had knowledge of operational procedures and systems, the airport’s management and police say.
Read More »Gunfire in Tirana as cash is stolen from Austrian plane
In a daring airport heist in Albania, armed criminals steal millions of euros from a plane after passengers have boarded.
Read More »Drugs hidden in snack packaging on cruise
Cocaine with a street value of around €2.5 million was concealed in crisp packets, on a ship from the Caribbean bound for Europe.
Read More »Tortoises disguised as buns in smuggling fail
Customs officers stopped a man trying to smuggle three tortoises into Europe by making them look like chocolate desserts.
Read More »Travel agent hid cocaine in office walls
Illegal drugs worth €620,000 and bundles of cash were found at properties and in a car owned by the director of a travel agency.
Read More »Swedish airport staff linked to organised crime
Insiders work with notorious gangs to ease the flow of drugs, weapons and money through the airport, a leaked report says.
Read More »Sweden locks up then deports tourists
Two tourists travelling to Sweden were locked up for nine weeks and deported by plane at a cost of SEK 1.1mn.
Read More »Widerøe gets crash course on people smuggling
Norway’s criminal investigation service, Kripos, has started to give courses on how to spot human trafficking.
Read More »Marriott hack hits half a billion customers
Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive of Marriott International, apologises for the “colossal” security breach.
Read More »Cathay data breach hits 9.4mn passengers
Another oneworld carrier has revealed details of a major data breach, with millions of passengers’ personal details stolen.
Read More »Egypt denies organ theft of dead tourist
The body of a tourist who died while on holiday in Hurghada was returned home without heart, liver or kidneys.
Read More »Oslo Airport’s million-kroner woman jailed
A woman in her sixties from China was stopped by customs’ currency dogs with NOK 920,000 in her suitcase.
Read More »Sweden tightens border controls at ports and airports
A new wave of border checks is intensifying the controls initially rolled out in autumn 2015.
Read More »Thieves at work on Swedish campsites
Protect yourself from crime on camping breaks in Sweden, a theft protection association advises.
Read More »Thieves target tourists using gas, insurer warns
Pan-Nordic insurance company If is telling holidaymakers across Europe to be on the lookout.
Read More »Tui fights back on false sickness claims
A court orders a British man who allegedly made a fake sickness claim to pay thousands to the tour operator.
Read More »Norway in despair at foreign driver fines
Police admit that they are unable to chase fines among drivers in cars with foreign number plates.
Read More »Investigators raid offices of Korean Air
Allegations of tax evasion and embezzlement are being investigated – the latest in a long list of scandals.
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