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full screen A man identified as the leader of the Foxtrot network has been released in Serbia. Archive image. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT
Sweden has tried to get one of the designated leaders of the criminal network Foxtrot extradited from Serbia – but he has now been released, reports P4 Skaraborg.
The man, who is in his 40s, is suspected of having controlled an extensive drug trade in Sweden from abroad. He was arrested in Serbia in October last year in a collaboration between Swedish and Serbian police.
He has since been in custody, but has now been released with a travel ban. Serbia has a rule which means that you cannot be detained for longer than one year.
The extradition process has dragged on. The Swedish prosecutor believes that the man managed to influence the process so that it could not be completed in time.
The prosecutor does not want to give any comment until the official announcement from the Serbian court has arrived, reports P4 Skaraborg.