Operation Based on information received from Operation Trojan Shield / Greenlight, the Finnish authorities began investigating a drug trafficking group operating in Finland. Inside something Press release, Senior Inspector of the Helsinki Police Department Toni Uusikivi revealed that police uncovered a significant amount of illegally imported marijuana in February.
The drugs were smuggled into the country by truck and stored in a warehouse in North Helsinki. According to Uusikivi, the suspects had started spreading marijuana after unloading, and the police arrested them while delivering the product to the customer.
There are currently four suspects in the case, accused of aggravated drug and firearms crimes. Some of the consignments sent to Finland reported arriving in Estonia due to an error. The drugs were later seized in Estonia, while the driver of the truck carrying the cargo was apprehended in connection with another smuggling case.
Finnish police have confiscated just over 140 kilos of marijuana, with an estimated street value of a total of 3 million euros. Uusikivi also revealed that the ongoing investigation is only a small part of a much broader law enforcement activity.
Tahira Sequeira
Helsinki Times
Source: The Nordic Page