Sweden: Warrant Issued for Garlic-Smuggling Masterminds

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January 11, 2013

Swedish prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of masterminding a Chinese garlicsmuggling ring.

Prosecutors said the two men avoided paying around $13.1 million in Swedish taxes with the scheme, which took place in 2009 and 2010 and inviolved shipping the garlic customs-free to Norway, and then evading custom checks when driving it to Sweden.

(Time)