Making the news in Sweden today is this image of a young girl buying alcohol from a woman outside the state owned shop Systembolaget. Police are currently investigating who’s in the picture.
You can see the exchange taking place shortly after this image:
From the Systembolaget website:
Systembolaget exists for one reason: To minimize alcohol-related problems by selling alcohol in a responsible way, without profit motive.
The first alcohol monopoly ever started in the mid 1800s in Sweden. It worked so well that the model was spread all over the country. In 1955, the local companies were merged to form a single, national Systembolaget company, a concept which still works.
More about the incident in swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
There’s no evidence to indicate that this is illegal activity. This could also be a mother and daughter, do not come to any stupid conclusions.