ISA man who was sentenced in 2024 for tax fraud is among three Icelanders held in connection with a major cocaine smuggling case in Straumsvík. According to RÚV, citing its sources, Lúther Ólason is among nine individuals arrested in relation to an investigation into the importation of 106 kilograms of cocaine that arrived in Iceland via a ship in Straumsvík on June 22. Three Icelandic citizens and six foreign nationals are reportedly being held by police in connection with the case. Lúther was previously sentenced to twelve months in prison for aggravated tax evasion in 2024 after falsifying financial reports for his company, Stapafell ehf., and was ordered to pay 55 million Icelandic krona in fines, later reduced to 51 million krona by the Supreme Court. Police estimate the value of the seized cocaine at around three billion krona, indicating a large-scale operation.
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