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| A man convicted of smuggling in Sweden outwitted his jailers by sneaking in a friend to serve most of his year-long sentence, prison officials said on Friday. | A man convicted of smuggling in Sweden outwitted his jailers by sneaking in a friend to serve most of his year-long sentence, prison officials said on Friday. |
| The identity of the replacement prisoner was discovered only when he had been released on probation after serving about two-thirds of his friend's sentence "sometime in 2008 or 2009", said Elisabeth Lager of Sweden's prison and probation service. | The identity of the replacement prisoner was discovered only when he had been released on probation after serving about two-thirds of his friend's sentence "sometime in 2008 or 2009", said Elisabeth Lager of Sweden's prison and probation service. |
| Lager said the imposter arrived to serve the sentence with a fake driving licence in the name of his friend but with his own photograph. She declined to name either man or give more details about the prisoner exchange. | Lager said the imposter arrived to serve the sentence with a fake driving licence in the name of his friend but with his own photograph. She declined to name either man or give more details about the prisoner exchange. |
| An international arrest warrant was issued for the real convict this year, Lager said, but declined to comment on why it took police more than three years after the changeover was discovered to issue the warrant. It was not clear if the imposter prisoner would be punished for misleading prison authorities and assuming a false identity. | An international arrest warrant was issued for the real convict this year, Lager said, but declined to comment on why it took police more than three years after the changeover was discovered to issue the warrant. It was not clear if the imposter prisoner would be punished for misleading prison authorities and assuming a false identity. |
| The convict, who never served his term, was sentenced for a series of smuggling offences in south-western Sweden in 2008. Media reports said he had fled to Asia and had paid his friend for his "prison-sitting" service. | The convict, who never served his term, was sentenced for a series of smuggling offences in south-western Sweden in 2008. Media reports said he had fled to Asia and had paid his friend for his "prison-sitting" service. |
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