Last year, ten out of 14 Hockey Allsvenskan clubs went bankrupt financially. For this season, three clubs have been granted a dispensation year. Tingsryd was saved by a million-kronor contribution from NHL star Oliver Ekman-Larsson. I think a sigh of relief was heard throughout the whole village, says Tingsryd's chairman Jan Pyrell.
SportsThe police are introducing two so-called security zones in Eskilstuna following the recent violent incidents. The decision is initially valid for two weeks.
SwedenFour people are sentenced to prison in a comprehensive drug case, which includes, among other things, the smuggling of 30 kilograms of cocaine from Helsingborg to Stockholm in January.
SwedenSeveral minors have in the past year been sentenced to long prison terms for gang murders – without the law being changed. It has been possible all along. But you have to reach the most serious crimes and that has not been so common, says prosecutor Tobias Kudrén.
SwedenThe number of minors between 15 and 17 years old who are detained is at record levels. So far this year, 271 children have been detained – which is almost three times as many as two years ago. We have children who have been sitting with us for several months, says Aso Cåzade, prison inspector at the detention center in Sollentuna.
SwedenThe 23-year-old was recently sentenced to ten years in prison after a record-large drug seizure at the Norwegian border. Now, the organizer "Ronaldinho" is being prosecuted again for extensive drug trafficking. At a young mother of small children, customs found cocaine with a street value of nearly 20 million kronor.
SwedenFour people have been detained following Wednesday evening's shootings in the Stockholm area, writes Dagens Nyheter.
SwedenAt least one person has been injured in shootings in the Stockholm area on Wednesday evening. Several people have been arrested.
SwedenSeveral shootings have occurred in the Stockholm area during Wednesday evening. At least one person has been injured.
SwedenYouths store hand grenades at home in their nightstands, or take them with them out in town or on public transportation. The police are now warning of several cases this summer where young people have handled explosive objects.
SwedenFour teenagers are arrested for the violent crimes that shook Södertälje earlier in the week.
SwedenScania achieves its best operating result ever for a single quarter, but at the same time, one can see how customers on the European market are waiting to replace their truck fleets. Many are choosing to wait because they expect interest rates to fall, says Scania's CEO and President Christian Levin.
BusinessSeveral serious violent crimes have occurred in Södertälje recently. Now the police presence is being strengthened, but the risk is still high for more violence. The probability and risk are high that further violent crimes may occur in the conflict environment, says Kristoffer Olofsson, deputy local police area chief in Södertälje.
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