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 21-year-old man has been detained in absentia and is suspected of masterminding the thermos bombs placed during the Uppsala Marathon last autumn. According to sources he belongs to the top tier of the criminal Foxtrot network and is now being hunted internationally.
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A 15-year-old boy in Norrköping faces charges for gross drug smuggling after receiving a postal package containing 2.4 kg of cocaine from Spain. Customs arrested the boy in February after surveilling the package's journey and his phone communications. The cocaine had a street value of around 2.5 million kronor.