This report expresses their disappointment toward the North Korea to take place such smuggling affairs despite their normal diplomatic relations in Sweden.

A memo on talks between Nordic ambassadors in Beijing and their North Korean counterpart on the smuggling affair.

This cable describes extensive Swedish media coverage of illegal North Korean trafficking in both Sweden and other nordic countries and considers the factors influencing whether the North Korean Ambassador will be expelled by the Swedish government.

This cable reports on Swedish press coverage of illegal alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics trafficking by North Korean diplomats as well as the broader implication of the trafficking disclosures for the Swedish-North Korean relationship.

A summary of the North Korean smuggling scandal in Scandinavia produced by the US intelligence community.

The CIA reports that Norway and Denmark have expelled North Korean diplomats for smuggling alcohol and tobacco.

Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland expelled all embassy workers from DPRK, accusing them of smuggling weapons, alcohol and cigarettes.The Chairman of the Central Information Group (Zentrale Auswertungs- und Informationsgruppe) of the GDR requests the Deputy Minister check all Korean embassy workers, including diplomats and their relative, and to keep them under careful surveillance.

Article from the Japanese Times on North Korean smuggling activities in Sweden and Norway.

Newspaper articles from the United States report on North Korean smuggling activities in Nordic embassies.

The North Korean ambassador is advised to leave Sweden following the discovery of smuggling activities in North Korean embassies.