Economic crime report 2004 - Ekobrottsmyndigheten

Money Laundering, etc.
A newly established joint action group represents increased cooperation
among Finansinspektionen, FiPo and other agencies. Training programs
for foreign exchange companies have been conducted in partnership with
FiPo. Measures by some of the major banks to combat money laundering
and terrorist financing have undergone special examination.
Finansinspektionen has also launched a study of computer-aided intelligent
analysis tools that can be used to detect money laundering, and
has started discussing the issue with representatives of banks and other
interested parties. These inquiries will continue in 2004.
Finansinspektionen has maintained contact with agencies in and outside
of Sweden, as well as representatives of the industry, concerning measures
to curb terrorist financing. In addition, it has continually notified companies
under its supervision about new and amended EU regulations in the
area. The agency has also taken part in a contact group headed up by the
Swedish Security Service (SÄPO).
4.4 CUSTOMS CONTROL
Both the number and value of alcohol seizures changed over the past year.
The value of such confiscations averaged 2½ times as much in 2001-02
as in 2003. The trend for tobacco was just the opposite, the average value
of seizures more than doubling in 2003. The number of alcohol seizures
varied over the past three years and was far from steady. On the other
hand, confiscations of tobacco products numbered approximately the
same throughout the period.
Table 19a
Alcohol seizures 6 1999–2003
Alcohol 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Seizures 8 475 7 932 4 307 5 008 3 855
Value 7 137 010 000 278 176 000 142 372 000 174 077 000 50 295 000
Average value 16 166 35 070 33 056 34 760 13 047
Hard liquor 40% (litre) 283 700 199 815 190 373 106 794 84 357
Hard liquor 96% (litre) 110 000 380 000 147 000 242 244 46 055
Wine (litre) 77 031 18 231 40 643 14 177 19 186
Beer (litre) 271 895 187 052 115 951 182 611 175 347
6.
Swedish Customs statistics.
7.
The calculations are based on an alcohol content of 3.5% for beer and 8.5-15% for wine.
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