Švédskou veřejnost tehdy nerozzuřil pouze samotný fakt, ale i to, že podle autorů reportáže, jejichž informace později potvrdila tajná služba, někteří z členů švédské vlády už v roce 1999 věděli, že je jedovatý odpad skladován poblíž ostrova Gotland, ale nic proti tomu nedělali.
More than by the act itself, the Swedes were outraged by the fact, which was initially revealed by investigative journalists and later confirmed by military intelligence, that some members of the Swedish government had been informed, as early as 1999, that toxic waste was being dumped near the island of Gotland, but had done nothing to prevent it.