Örebro court jails a man for five years over nearly 100 kg of cannabis
Örebro District Court sentenced a man in his 50s, from Ulricehamn, to five years for a gross drug offence after police found nearly 100 kg of cannabis in seven boxes at his workplace in Örebro. He said he had taken the load to repay a debt; the court did not believe him.
Örebro District Court has sentenced a man in his 50s to five years in prison for a gross drug offence, SVT reported on 22 October 2026.[1]Sveriges Radio, reporting the next morning, said he is from Ulricehamn and that he is to stay in custody until the prison sentence is enforced.[2]
Police had been watching him when a refrigerated truck delivered several pallets of fabric softener to the company where he worked, in Örebro.[1]Behind the pallets were seven brown boxes.[1]A later search found the drugs in the boxes: nearly 100 kg of cannabis.[1][2]
He admitted receiving the load.[1]He said a debt was to be repaid by his taking 20 kg of cannabis.[1]The court did not believe that account.[1]
SVT’s photograph, credited to the police investigation, shows four of the boxes.[1]
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Four open cardboard boxes of packaged cannabis, from the police investigation, as published by SVT.Photo details
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