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The police dog Joel in southern Italy has made the biggest seizure of his life. A total of 2.7 tons of cocaine were found in banana boxes that arrived in Calabria in southern Italy from Ecuador.

The BBC reports.

The cargo was going on to Armenia, but after Joel’s initial markings, they searched through all the boxes of advanced equipment.

In this way, one could make the great find.

Two people have been infected with bird flu in Great Britain, British media reports.

It is about two people who work on a farm that has been affected by the flu.

The people had no symptoms but the flu was discovered after a test taken after they had been in contact with infected birds, reports Sky News.

This weekend, a 19-year-old was shot dead in Landskrona. The police have not yet succeeded in arresting any perpetrators.

But according to Sydsvenskan he may have left serious marks behind him at the crime scene.

The newspaper reports that the dark-clad shooter must have bought a can of Red Bull at a store in the area before the murder. The can is said to have then been found at the crime scene.

– We have a clear picture of what happened at the time of the shooting and we know that the perpetrator fled up to Tränggatan and then to Öresundsgatan, but we don’t know where he went after that, says preliminary investigation leader Kent Persson to Sydsvenskan.

The Ombudsman for Justice (JO) is now directing partly serious criticism at three of the country’s institutions and one detention center, reports the Siren news agency.

The reason is that inmates were not given the opportunity to vote in last year’s parliamentary elections.

For example, a man sitting in isolation at the Umeå Institution was forgotten and on election day, September 11, he was informed that it was not possible to vote.

The inmates who were affected were also given no information about the possibility to vote by proxy.

JO writes, among other things, that “what happened is completely unacceptable” and that “the Umeå institution deserves serious criticism”.

Furthermore, JO calls on the Correctional Service to create clearer guidelines for situations where the predetermined times for early voting are missed.

During the afternoon, there were major disruptions to train traffic between Stockholm and Södertälje/Katrineholm due to vehicle problems on a train in Huddinge.

Commuter train traffic was also stopped between Stuvsta and Huddinge.

Just before 5:30 p.m., the problems were solved.

The government today gave the green light for the construction of two new offshore wind farms.

The announcement sparked anger among the Sweden Democrats, who are critical of the expansion of wind power. According to SD’s economic policy spokesperson Tobias Andersson, SD had also not been invited to participate in meetings about wind power.

Now Energy and Food Minister Ebba Busch (KD) is striking back against the move.

– KD, SD, M and L, we are all for wind power – all cooperation parties stand behind the analysis that more electricity will be needed, and that all fossil-free power types will be needed, she tells TT and refers to the Tidö Agreement.

– Here you are otherwise obliged to answer why you want to say no to conditions for lower electricity prices for households, no to new green jobs, Swedish job opportunities for Swedish mothers and fathers, and why you want to say no to being able to meet both a strong welfare and the climate goals , she continues.

Read more here.

Inger Sandberg was 92 years old. Photo: FREDRIK SANDBERG / TT

The author Inger Sandberg, who among other things wrote “Lilla spöket Laban” is dead.

Her family tells TT.

Inger Sandberg was 92 years old.

Read more here.

There is a fire at Northvolt’s battery factory in Skellefteå, reports SVT Västerbotten.

The alarm came in at 2:31 p.m.

SVT writes that it is a big effort on site.

– We have an ongoing fire alarm where there is smoke on one floor of one of the production buildings. We have no reports of personal injuries and the evacuation of the area is complete, Sanna Bäckström at Northvolt’s press department tells SVT.

A man in Nyköping is sentenced for illegal threats after sending a threatening text message to the far-right politician Ramsus Paludan, writes news agency Sirén.

As evidence, the district court has used a message on Instagram. There, the man writes that he could receive a life sentence for killing Paludan.

The man must now pay 50 daily fines totaling SEK 2,500.

Russian defense spending has skyrocketed. During January and February, the country added SEK 272 billion to its defense budget, according to Reuters.

This is an increase of 282 percent compared to the same period last year.

The war began on February 24 last year.

Defense costs during the first two months of the year account for 36.2 percent of the country’s state budget.

The Swedish Electricians’ Union announces a strike.

According to the union, they are ready to go on strike in sympathy with the Painters.

The strike comes into effect on May 25 and work will be stopped at six workplaces.

– The painters’ fight is ours. During the negotiations for a new collective agreement for Sweden’s painters, the Painters’ Union has encountered threats to their profession in a similar way as the Electricians did. This makes it even more urgent for us to assist the Painters’ strike for a new collective agreement, says Elektrikerna’s head of negotiations Mikael Pettersson in a press release.

The president of the Supreme Court of Ukraine has been arrested, the country’s anti-corruption agency announces.

Already on Monday, Ukrainian media reported, based on unconfirmed information, that 43-year-old Vsevolod Knyaziyev had been caught red-handed while accepting a bribe.

Knyazijev has been active in the Supreme Court for several years and was elected its president at the end of 2021.

Around 80 dogs and three horses have been taken into care by the County Administrative Board in Norrbotten, reports SR P4 Norrbotten.

The animals must have been smuggled into the country.

The dogs placed in a dog boarding house must now be checked for rabies.

The strike was carried out in a village in Tornedalen on Monday.

Staff have problems reading medical records and cannot access their computers at several hospitals in Region Stockholm, reports P4 Stockholm.

It is still unclear what is behind the disturbances.

– We are troubleshooting this and trying to fix it, says Erik Berglund, press officer at Region Stockholm, to P4 Stockholm.