Gang crime
15-year-old girl detained, denies double murders in Vårby and Rosengård; criminologist on girls in gang crime
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A 15-year-old girl was detained Friday on suspicion of double murder after shootings in Vårby near Stockholm on Monday and Rosengård, Malmö, on Wednesday—events linked to organized crime. She denies the charges. Expert Camila Salazar Atías warns girls often evade radar as perpetrators in criminal networks, citing rising convictions among teen girls.
A key figure in the criminal network Foxtrot, 21-year-old Ali Shehab, was arrested in Iraq in December. Police describe the arrest as a strategic breakthrough that neutralizes a central actor in organized crime. Shehab is suspected of ordering several murders in Sweden, but he is detained for crimes in Iraq.
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A 25-year-old linked to the Dalen network faces charges for recruiting a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old in Umeå to sell narcotics and commit thefts. Police discovered evidence in an apartment, including stolen tools and drugs. Experts warn of the ruthless recruitment of youth into gang crime.