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| Sweden issues arrest warrant for suspected British garlic smugglers | Sweden issues arrest warrant for suspected British garlic smugglers |
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| Sweden has issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of masterminding a garlic smuggling ring. | Sweden has issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of masterminding a garlic smuggling ring. |
| Prosecutor Thomas Ahlstrand in Gothenburg said on Wednesday that the men had shipped the 1.2 tonnes of Chinese garlic to Norway by boat, where it entered the country duty-free as it was considered to be in transit. | Prosecutor Thomas Ahlstrand in Gothenburg said on Wednesday that the men had shipped the 1.2 tonnes of Chinese garlic to Norway by boat, where it entered the country duty-free as it was considered to be in transit. |
| They then drove it across the Swedish border, avoiding customs checks and Swedish import duties. Ahlstrand said the men had avoided $13.1m (£8m) in Swedish taxes through the scheme. | They then drove it across the Swedish border, avoiding customs checks and Swedish import duties. Ahlstrand said the men had avoided $13.1m (£8m) in Swedish taxes through the scheme. |
| He said a lengthy police investigation had led to the identification of two British men allegedly behind the operation, which took place in 2009-2010. | He said a lengthy police investigation had led to the identification of two British men allegedly behind the operation, which took place in 2009-2010. |
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