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Capsules with methamphetamine in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
Capsules with methamphetamine in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

Capsules with methamphetamine in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

A port in southern Sweden has become a thoroughfare for Swedish and international criminal networks smuggling drugs to Europe.

Customs agents have seized 1.3 tonnes of cocaine since September 2022, including drugs confiscated at Helsingborg port.

Magnus Pettersson, a senior prosecutor with the Prosecution Authority's unit for international and organised crime, says the seizures "were completely without precedent in Swedish criminal history."

Authorities say the drugs are hidden within secret compartments inside containers transporting fruits and vegetables from South America.

Sporadic harbor controls coupled with low security saw the port emerge as a target for smuggling gangs.

Sweden a doorway for drugs smuggling into Europe

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