Deportation Sweden

Swedish secret police have detained Edward Lee Howard, a former CIA agent who defected to the Soviet Union. The Swedes apparently are preparing to expel Howard from the country. Howard, 40, fled the United States in 1985, two years after being fired by the CIA. He eventually defected to the Soviet Union but came to Sweden last December. The FBI has a warrant for Howard's arrest on charges of espionage and illegal flight to avoid prosecution.

Swedish secret police have detained Edward Lee Howard, a former CIA agent who defected to the Soviet Union. The Swedes apparently are preparing to expel Howard from the country. Howard, 40, fled the United States in 1985, two years after being fired by the CIA. He eventually defected to the Soviet Union but came to Sweden last December. The FBI has a warrant for Howard's arrest on charges of espionage and illegal flight to avoid prosecution.

Sweden today deported Lilly the terrier, the pet dog of Liza Minnelli. Customs officials said they escorted the dog onto a plane to Paris after discovering that Minnelli had illegally brought it into Sweden. The singer now could face a hefty fine. Swedish law requires that animals entering the country spend four months in quarantine. Officials said that Minnelli entered Sweden by car and that customs officials failed to spot the dog. But Lilly's presence in Minnelli's Stockholm hotel suite was reported, and two officers were sent to investigate.

Sweden today deported Lilly the terrier, the pet dog of Liza Minnelli. Customs officials said they escorted the dog onto a plane to Paris after discovering that Minnelli had illegally brought it into Sweden. The singer now could face a hefty fine. Swedish law requires that animals entering the country spend four months in quarantine. Officials said that Minnelli entered Sweden by car and that customs officials failed to spot the dog. But Lilly's presence in Minnelli's Stockholm hotel suite was reported, and two officers were sent to investigate.

Immigration officials said Monday that Bo Stefan Eriksson, who nearly two years ago crashed a $1-million Ferrari Enzo while driving at least 162 mph on Pacific Coast Highway, is in custody at an immigration holding facility in Lancaster. According to wire reports Monday night, Eriksson was there awaiting deportation to Sweden or Germany, but local immigration officials declined to comment. Eriksson crashed the Ferrari in February 2006, drawing media attention across the nation, and his eccentric personality fueled the story.