STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says two North Korean diplomats have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling cigarettes into the Nordic country.
Swedish Customs spokeswoman Monica Magnusson says the diplomats — a man and a woman — were arrested when they arrived in Stockholm on a passenger ferry from Finland on Wednesday. They were not identified further.
Officers say they found 230,000 cigarettes hidden under blankets and baggage in their car.
Magnusson said Friday the diplomats could not claim diplomatic immunity in Sweden because they are stationed in Russia.
If convicted, they face prison sentences of up to six years.
