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B 1034-98 AI generated

Court upheld conviction for attempted gross smuggling of cigarettes with seven months imprisonment and five-year deportation order.

Case Number B 1034-98
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's conviction for attempted gross smuggling of 395,460 cigarettes without a declaration. The defendant, A.J., was sentenced to seven months in prison and deported for five years after customs control revealed the contraband. The court affirmed the conviction because the defendant admitted to the crime and the nature of the offense warranted imprisonment.

Legislator headnote

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3 och 8 §§ varusmugglingslagen; 23 kap. 1 § BrB: Attempted gross smuggling of goods without a declaration constitutes a crime punishable by imprisonment, and the court may impose a deportation order as a supplementary penalty.

Keywords

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attempted gross smuggling customs declaration requirement deportation order penalty cigarette contraband Swedish smuggling law

Cited Legislation

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3 and 8 sections of the Smuggling Act
23 chapter 1 section of the Penal Code
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B 1008-97
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B 4868-98
Swedish Supreme Court ruled smuggling attempt from EU country constitutes tax evasion, not customs crime, dismissing confiscation.
B 571-97
RH 1997:90
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Gärning: A.J. försökte den 10 april 1998 utan tullanmälan via Frihamnen i Stockholm införa till Sverige 395 460 cigaretter. Smugglingsförsöket avslöjades vid tullkontroll. Rubricering: Försök till grov varusmuggling (3 och 8 §§ varusmugglingslagen samt 23 kap. 1 § BrB).

Påföljd: Fängelse sju månader och utvisning på fem år.

Skälen: (Tingsrätten: A.J. är övertygad om ansvar för grov varusmuggling. Brottets art är sådant att han skall ådömas ett fängelsestraff). Hovrätten fastställde tingsrättens dom.