THREE men have been sentenced by a Swedish court over their involvement in a bird-egg smuggling ring traced back to Scotland.

The Swedish men faced more than 100 charges ­relating to birds' eggs taken from the wild between 2003 and 2009, and also to trading in eggs.

One man has been jailed for a year and the others were fined up to £3800.

They were trading with other collectors around the world. The case is linked to the conviction of a man in Inverness for trading and possessing eggs.