When the drug marketplace Archetyp was shut down, it had more than 600,000 users. Now, three Swedes believed to have helped run the site are facing a verdict. It was one of the two largest marketplaces of its kind in the world, says police officer Björn Eriksson.
SwedenA 21-year-old Swedish man wanted by Interpol has been arrested in Morocco. He was sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit murder but fled abroad instead of reporting to serve his sentence.
CrimeMore and more people are reporting domestic violence to the police and the number of perpetrators being convicted is increasing. According to the police, changed methods and crackdowns on violent men are believed to be behind the trend. Historically, law enforcement agencies have not taken this problem seriously enough, we have to be humble and say so, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh.
CrimeThe number of women murdered by a partner or former partner is decreasing in Sweden. It must be noted that it is going in the right direction, but every murder is one too many, says National Police Chief Petra Lundh.
SwedenThe number of requested and granted contact bans has increased significantly after a change in the law this summer.
SwedenThe Social Democrats want to summon the National Police Chief to the Justice Committee after reports that a lost police weapon has been used by criminals in shootings. I react with dismay. It is a complete disaster if it is true, says Teresa Carvalho, the party's legal policy spokesperson.
CrimeThe fight against gangs is not the success that politicians want to portray it to be. Criminologist David Sausdal says this after the police's new situation report showed that over 67,000 people in Sweden are linked to gangs.
CrimeThe number of gang criminals is not decreasing – and the gang environment is larger than the police previously assessed. This is shown by the police's new situational picture. Around 67,500 people are assessed to be active in or connected to criminal gangs.
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