Finnish Man Sentenced for Leading Drug Trade with Sweden

A 22-year-old Borgå resident has been sentenced to prison for having organized extensive narcotics trade with Swedish connection, reports Hufvudstadsbladet.

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The man has traded with hundreds of kilograms of amphetamine, hash, ecstasy, cocaine and thousands of narcotic-classified tablets. The narcotics have been smuggled in from Sweden and the man is considered to have had a central role: he has organized the distribution, priced the drugs, arranged hiding places and collected or driven in money from the sales, writes HBL.

According to the district court, the 22-year-old has had close contacts with Sweden. He has traveled to Sweden several times, including with a Swede who is described as a "middle man" in a notorious Swedish gang leader's organization. In addition, he has ordered a young woman to set fire to a motorcycle club's premises, as revenge for unpaid narcotics debts.

The man has earned over 1.3 million euros from his criminality, according to the court.

The 22-year-old is convicted of nine cases of serious narcotics offenses and two cases of incitement to sabotage. He was already convicted in the spring for attempted murder, and together with the new crimes, the sentence becomes a total of 15 years in prison.

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