In October 2024 Finnish Customs placed a man arriving at Helsinki Airport from Bangkok under surveillance, followed him to Espoo where he met another man, and seized about 13 kg of marijuana from the arrival’s suitcase.[1][2] Both men were apprehended.[1][2]

The inquiry led to a rented storage space in Espoo holding 60 kg of marijuana hidden in biscuit boxes, while empty boxes indicated some 30 kg more had passed through it.[1][2] Customs suspects the organisation smuggled about 100 kg into Finland in total and had already distributed around 30 kg of it in southern Finland.[1][2] Three foreign nationals, none permanently resident in Finland, were remanded on suspicion of several aggravated narcotics offences; the preliminary investigation was completed and sent to the prosecutor for consideration of charges.[1][2]

Customs valued the seized marijuana at more than 2 million euros, and said its marijuana seizures were heading for a record of over 830 kg in the first nine months of 2024, nearly double the previous year’s total.[1][2]