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Man Busted With Drugs Arriving At Keflavík Airport
A man was stopped upon arrival in Iceland on January 9 and was found to have two kilograms of cocaine and 12 kilograms of marijuana in his suitcase. RÚV reports that his baggage contained only drugs, but that’s not surprising considering the…
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Investigations Conclude In Largest Cocaine Case In Icelandic History
Police have concluded their investigations in what has turned out to be the largest cocaine case in Icelandic history, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of interviewing Björk on her new…
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Three Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Iceland
Three people, two women and one man, have been charged with importing five thousand e-tablets, five kilograms of hashish, one hundred pieces of LSD and 250 grams of methamphetamine from Spain, Fréttablaðið reports. One woman smuggled the methamphetamine inside of a sanitary napkin…
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Two Men Await Trial For Smuggling Cocaine Into Iceland
Two men in their fifties await trial for importing over two kilograms worth of cocaine into Iceland, Vísir reports. Both men have previously been convicted of the same crime thirteen years ago, as they attempted to smuggle 700 grams of cocaine into…
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Smuggled Bird Detained At Icelandic Border, Later Deported
A caged bird that someone attempted to bring into Iceland by ferry was detained by customs, and later deported. According to an announcement from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), the bird was brought to Iceland in mid-August in a car…
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Police To Close Birna Case In Coming Weeks
The Police aim to close their investigation into the death of Birna Brjánsdóttir in the coming weeks, reports RÚV. “We’re rowing with the use of all our oars in order to get this done before mid-March,” said Inspector Einar Guðberg Jónsson. Einar…
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Attempt To Smuggle Cocaine Thwarted
A traveller was arrested at Keflavík airport trying to smuggle 24 packets of cocaine into the country, reports DV. The man, in his thirties, flew in from London and was stopped while trying to leave through customs. The Suðurnes police have taken…
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Seyðisfjörður Sausage Smuggling Stopped
Customs officials are contending with bus drivers from mainland Europe who attempt to smuggle sausages and drinks into the country.MBL reports that the buses arrive in Seyðisfjörður by the Norræna ferry from mainland Europe. Closer examination shows that the drivers may not be…