(January 25, 2008)—Bus companies in Sweden are advising travelers not to leave valuables in their bags.
Gangs of criminals are hiding dwarves in sports bags and smuggling them onto buses to steal luggage.
Once secured in the luggage hold under the bus the small stowaways are free to rummage through personal belongings.
Swebus, which operates services across the Sweden, has been hit by this scam several times.
Swedish officials have received similar reports from other parts of the country; as well as dwarves, children have also been used in the scam.