Published: 3 Aug 09 07:37 CET
The number of money laundering cases reported in Sweden more than doubled last year, a new report shows.
According to figures from Sweden’s Financial Police (Finanspolisen), a division of the National Criminal Police’s intelligence division, there were 13,048 cases of suspected money laundering covering a total of 9 billion kronor ($1.2 billion) in 2008.
The figure represents an increase of 116 percent from the year before.
Reports filed by banks also increased from 1,310 cases in 2007 to 7,232 last year.
“It’s an indication that the banks have implemented better procedures and have also built intelligent detection systems,” said Thomas Palmberg, vice head of the Financial Police, to the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper.
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