29 Sep 2012

Swedish man paid friend to serve sentence

7:20 am on 29 September 2012

A man convicted of smuggling in Sweden has outwitted authorities by sneaking in a friend to serve most of his prison sentence.

Swedish media reported that the 37-year-old from Gothenborg paid the friend to serve the year-long jail term.

Prison officials say they only discovered the real identity of the man in their custody when he was released.