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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
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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

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Spanish police rescued from sea by smugglers they were chasing

Three Spanish police officers who were thrown into the sea when their boat crashed early Friday during a high-speed chase were pulled to safety by the drug-smugglers they were chasing, police said.

Published: 5 October 2019 10:07 CEST
Spanish police rescued from sea by smugglers they were chasing
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The unexpected rescue happened after a police vessel began pursuing a speedboat “with four people on board that was suspected of transporting drugs” in waters off the southern coast of Spain, a police statement said.

READ: Brazen drug trafficking alarms southern Spain

During the chase, the two vessels collided, causing three police officers to fall into the sea as their boat “span out of control”.

Using a megaphone, a police helicopter that was hovering overhead called on those on board the speedboat to help and they pulled the three agents to safety unharmed.

The gesture did not spare them, however, when police found three tonnes of hashish in the water nearby.

“They were arrested for drug trafficking,” a police statement said, indicating that more than 80 bundles of hash had been recovered from the sea.

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