The crimes were allegedly committed in early February and the man allegedly bought the snus from six different stores in Haparanda. He then allegedly brought the snus into Finland by car and trailer, but without declaring the goods for customs clearance.
When he was arrested, he was back in Haparanda again, but with an empty trailer.
Almost a million in cash
On the other hand, the man had a lot of cash on him in euros, a sum equivalent to SEK 815,000. This means that in addition to smuggling, he is charged with serious money laundering offenses or business money laundering, minor crimes.
It is prosecutor Jonas Fjellström who is leading the case and in part of the evidence there will be pictures of receipts, from surveillance cameras and WhatsApp messages.