Achievement & Appeal

Appeal to the Icelandic Althingi (Icelandic Parliament)
Mr. Speaker, Ólafur G. Einarsson

I, the undersigned, enjoin the Icelandic Althingi to ensure the purchase of equipment, of the type stated in the attached list, for all police and customs branches in Iceland, according to the wishes of customs officials and policemen who have a burning interest in drug issues. At stake are the lives of our children and the freedom of our entire nation.

Appeal to purchase a container x-ray !
An x-ray machine must to be purchased to scan containers to search for drugs. A 40-foot container can be scanned in a mere 40 seconds. Such equipment costs ISK 120,000,000.


Equipment given to customs and police to investigate drug cases:

3 mobile phones. Reykjavík Police.
1 computer and printer. Reykjavík Police.
1 encryption/decryption device for image and sound. Reykjavík Police.
2 mobile phones. Customs Authorities at Keflavík Airport.
1 computer and printer. Customs Authorities at Keflavík Airport.
1 image scanner. Customs Authorities at Keflavík Airport.
1 camera. Customs Authorities at Keflavík Airport.
1 computer. Mail Customs Clearing Office in Reykjavík.
1 mobile phone on alternate watch. Director of Customs, Reykjavík.
1 mobile phone. Director General of Customs.
1 pair of night vision binoculars. Director General of Customs.
1 mobile phone. Saudárkrókur Police.
1 camera. Húsavík Police.
1 mobile phone. Húsavík Police.
1 image scanner. Húsavík Police.
1 colour printer. Húsavík Police.
1 image storage device. Húsavík Police.
2 all-weather overalls. Reykjavík Customs.
1 image scanner. Keflavík Police.
1 image scanner. Grindavík Police.
1 image scanner. Akranes Police.
1 image scanner. Reykjavík Police.
1 image scanner. Akureyri Police.
1 set of camera surveillance equipment. Akureyri Police.
1 infra-red light. Akureyri Police.
1 set of camera surveillance equipment. Ísafjördur Police.
1 image scanner. Ísafjördur Police.
1 pair of night vision binoculars. Ísafjördur Police.
1 modem. Association of Customs Officers.


This equipment has in all cases been placed in the hands of customs and police officers who have a burning interest in drug issues.

I have had an influence in the authorities purchasing:

2 electronic drug sniffers (ion scanners) for Keflavík Airport (Drugs Division) and for Litla-Hraun.
1 drug search scope.
Director of Customs, Reykjavík
The next steps in equipment purchasing are:

Directional long-range microphone and camera to be installed in a police vehicle. (Only used for searching for drug sellers)
Drug TEST (Sweat test)

With hopes for a swift reaction.
Respectfully,
Svavar Sigurdsson