Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-15 | Page 17 | Sweden Deals Liquor Clan Hard Blow

SWEDEN DEALS LIQUOR CLAN HARJRLOW Special Police Created to Curtail Smuggling Operations ' STOCKHOUf. July 11 (Hv A. P.) A severe blow has been dealt the rum running fraternity of gweden threuen the adoption by the rtkndng of two bille which aim to curtail the activity of emiiejttlng. One hill call, for the eetsbltebing af a epeclal poitce forco ess Inst liquor amugsilng In ths ally and archipelago or ritockholm. and tha -other Invelvss Incressed severity of puaiohmenl for vtolatloa af the liquor li-quor Import lawe. The creation of a epectsl patrol for Stockholm, and the appropriation of ebout $ft.eo thereto wa paseed only after eonsldersbie debate. The smendment to the smuggling law pre-vldee pre-vldee a msalmum penalty of one yere Iraprleonment at hard labor for ofrende-s found guilty of eatonsive muggitng of unuiwful Import for commercial .gain. In certain csseeaJeo the master of a ship upon which muggiing hae been attempted caa be held lea-slly reeponalble. Three re.lrlctiv. measure by the rtkedag have been necessitated because be-cause of the persistent emuggtlng whlcn hss been rerrled on scrooe the sescosst of aweden. Large auspUtlee hava beea brought in Illegally, the principal purveyor, being Ke thorns and Uermsny. Although Bwoden Is noe a prohibition country, the illegal distribution of liquor has become profitable prof-itable because, under the "Mrstt system" sys-tem" . of liquor rationing. Nwedleh ubjeets are not legally entitled . to more than a prescribed quaatlty at alcohol lo beverages a month.