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Arrested in Spain linked to gang war in Denmark

Three Swedes have been arrested by police in Spanish Alicante, suspected of gang crime in Sweden and Denmark. They are linked to extremely serious drug offenses, plans for large-scale arms smuggling, and violent crimes with children as perpetrators.

Arrested in Spain linked to gang war in Denmark

Large Narcotics Site with Swedish Servers Shut Down

Finland's leading marketplace for narcotics, the site Sipulitie, has been shut down. This follows a collaboration between the Swedish police's national IT crime centre, Swedish prosecutors, and Finland's customs authority Tulli.

Large Narcotics Site with Swedish Servers Shut Down

Another encrypted platform cracked – 50 arrested

Another encrypted platform used by criminals to plan murders and drug deals has been cracked in a global police operation. Europol is now revealing that the communication service "Ghost" has been wiretapped for two years.

Another encrypted platform cracked – 50 arrested

Encrypted Platform Cracked

A encrypted platform used in organized crime is said to have been cracked. According to information obtained by Expressen, it concerns the platform Ghost, which began to be used by criminal gangs after Encrochat, Sky ECC, and Anom were cracked.

Encrypted Platform Cracked

The Police: 600 gang criminals control from abroad

Around 600 gang criminals are engaged in serious organized crime in Sweden from abroad, according to a new survey by the police's national operational department, Noa. National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh tells SVT that the individuals are scattered across 57 countries around the world.

The Police: 600 gang criminals control from abroad

The Danish national police chief: "Good news for the police"

The Danish national police chief has long driven to get to the "criminals' safe havens", both on digital platforms and where they hide abroad. Now he has got Sweden's and Denmark's justice ministers on his side.

The Danish national police chief: "Good news for the police"

Main Suspect Admits to Terror Plans

Two people are suspected of preparing an Islamist attack on Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria. One of them, a 19-year-old man, has admitted during questioning that he planned to kill a large number of people outside the arena.

Main Suspect Admits to Terror Plans

This is why the Syrian burglars stopped – the police's theory

At the end of May to the middle of July, the Stockholm police received several reports of break-ins using corrosive acid. Then it stopped.

This is why the Syrian burglars stopped – the police's theory

50 arrested in international drug bust

Fifty people have been arrested in several countries in connection with an international operation against drug trafficking, writes the EU's police cooperation Europol. The arrest was the culmination of an investigation that has been ongoing since August 2023.

50 arrested in international drug bust

85 arrested in operation against art thefts

85 people have been arrested and over 6,400 stolen items have been found during the eighth annual edition of Europol and Interpol's operation against art trafficking, codenamed "Pandora". .

85 arrested in operation against art thefts

Next Five-Year Plan in the EU: Police, Trains, and Oceans

Everything from less bureaucracy to more police and simpler train journeys is promised in Ursula von der Leyen's plans for the EU Commission until 2029. .

Next Five-Year Plan in the EU: Police, Trains, and Oceans

New Break-in Method in Sweden – Europol Involved

The Stockholm police have received 48 reports of burglaries and attempted burglaries using corrosive acid since the end of May. A theory is that it involves a network, Europol is involved, says Monica Krüger at the border police.

New Break-in Method in Sweden – Europol Involved

Three men arrested for serious war crimes

Three men have been detained by Solna District Court suspected of war crimes in Syria. The men deny the crimes.

Three men arrested for serious war crimes

Three requested detained for war crimes in Syria

Three Swedish citizens are requested to be detained on probable cause suspected of serious war crimes in Syria, announces the Prosecution Authority. According to German authorities, they are suspected of having participated in an armed attack on a peaceful demonstration.

Three requested detained for war crimes in Syria

Swedes detained for war crimes in Syria

Three people have been detained in Sweden for serious war crimes suspected to have been committed in Syria in 2012. The individuals are Swedish citizens, according to prosecutor and investigation leader Ulrika Bentelius Egelrud.

Swedes detained for war crimes in Syria

Swedes suspected of child sex abuse – major operation

20 individuals residing in Sweden are suspected of having sexually exploited Filipino children, the police announce. The perpetrators have been identified in an international operation and among the seized material are assaults on children as young as three years old.

Swedes suspected of child sex abuse – major operation

Massive Cocaine Seizures in European Ports

German authorities seized 35. 5 tonnes of cocaine from several ports last summer, with the help of Europol.

Massive Cocaine Seizures in European Ports