Swedes with gold arrested at Kastrup

Swedes with gold arrested at Kastrup
full screen The Swedish men were arrested at Kastrup in connection with their flight to Turkey. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

Two Swedish citizens were arrested on Thursday with large sums of money and gold at Kastrup airport outside Copenhagen

One tried to leave with SEK 560,000 in cash and the other had cash and gold bars with a total value of approximately SEK 800,000.

Both men, who are 40 and 45 years old respectively, are said to have traveled to Turkey. They were released after the police seized the money and gold bars. They are now suspected of money laundering.

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