Three people were arrested on Wednesday evening at the airport in Landskrona.
They are suspected of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of drugs in a private sports aircraft.
– I’ve been doing drugs off and on since 1990 and this is the first time I appear on such a phenomenon, says prosecutor Stefan Gradler, the international Public prosecutor.
the police operation took place on Wednesday at six o’clock and it was Helsingborgs dagblad first reported about the raid.
plainclothes police raided a sports aircraft that arrived from the Netherlands and landed on the small flyplatsen in Viarp.
the pilot and a passenger were arrested. Even a man who had been a car parked at the airport were arrested, says Vice flyplatschefen Tommie Rasmusson which was not however the place itself at the event.
“A large seizure drugs”
The prosecutor Stefan Gradler the international Public prosecution Office, confirms reports that plainclothes police cracked down on an airplane in Landskrona’s right.
– the seized drugs. There is a large seizure, but the exact amounts and variety, we are not so keen to go out with than, say Gradler.
The four-seater Cessna belonging to another southern Sweden flying club, and came, according to information from Groningen in the Netherlands . Considering the number of passengers and fuel weight can max have had around 150 kg cargo on board, according to Deputy Airport Manager Tommie Rasmusson.
In addition, it is a journey that could be followed all the way from takeoff to landing by air traffic control in the countries passes.
– You know where the cart is on the way, says Tommie Rasmusson who have been in contact with the second flying club to tell their Cessna now stands locked up in a hangar at an airport in southern Sweden.
– They had not a clue. They are just as puzzled as we are.
The prosecutor confirms: Pilot arrested
The Evening Post has been in contact with the club that owns the Cessna. They confirm that they were as surprised as everyone else to hear that the aircraft was in a hangar in Skåne. One of the club’s pilots have booked the plane but it is uncertain whether it is hen that sat at the controls during the journey from the Netherlands.
The prosecutor Stefan Gradler says he currently can not tell you as much about the background to the raid, because he became involved first in the morning.
– what has happened before, and what is the basis for the police was interested in this airport and the aircraft, I have not been part of yet. I really do not know, says Gradler.
The three detained persons suspected of serious drug offenses and aggravated drug trafficking.
The prosecutor confirmed that one of the three arrested persons was the pilot of the plane. The prosecutor would not go further than that on the possible roles of the three detainees.
More arrests may be made
Gradler admits that the campaign and the arrest is of unusual kind.
– I’ve been doing drugs off and on since 1990 and this is the first time I appear on such a phenomenon.
What is it that is so rare in the here?
– Just that it’s a private plane. I have not encountered it before.
What happens now?
– There will be further interrogation and as usual very very technical examination. Of fittings and more. Next in the meantime, I tomorrow afternoon to decide if I should ask them arrested or not. Of course, there are many indications that I ask them arrested.
The prosecutor Gradler not exclude that more arrests will be made, but would not comment if there are no suspects at this time.
– There is in the nature of things that there are certainly more involved, he said.
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