Expanded debt seizures reach nearly SEK 1.5m in two months
People with debts registered at Kronofogden can now have cash, gold or watches seized during routine checks by Customs, the Coast Guard or the Economic Crime Authority. The three agencies carried out just over 40 remote seizures worth nearly SEK 1.5 million in the rule’s first two months.
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SVT reports that Customs accounted for most cases, largely at Arlanda. One traveller heading to the United States had dollars worth SEK 47,000 seized. The Coast Guard made two remote seizures and the Economic Crime Authority one.
The new agencies have been able to assist Kronofogden since 1 July. Kronofogden’s announcement says officers can contact the enforcement authority about debts during their ordinary work. Kronofogden makes the decision; the agency at the scene takes the property.
Seized items can be sold and the proceeds put toward debts, including money owed to crime victims or the state. Police, which has had the power since 2022, recorded more than SEK 11.7 million in remote seizures during the same summer period through 24 August.
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