The masquerade league’s former leader Mats Rimdahl, 66, was chased by police during a dramatic car chase in southern Stockholm last fall.
Kilograms of amphetamines were found in the car.
Now he is sentenced to five years in prison, reports the news agency Siren.
In the mid-80s, the league became notorious all over Sweden. During a series of robberies, Mats Rimdahl and his accomplices made off with millions of kroner. They were always dressed as different professional groups, usually policemen, and were therefore called the Masquerade League.
At a police checkpoint in southern Stockholm in September, a car driver refused to stop, leading to a dramatic car chase that ended at a roundabout in Enskede. The driver was none other than Mats Rimdahl, former leader of the masquerade league. He was sentenced in the 80s to seven years in prison for the spectacular robberies. He was released in 1996 and has since relapsed into crime.
Exposing road users to great danger
During the autumn’s dramatic car chase, Mats Rimdahl, who now calls himself Matthew Eriksson, was guilty of several traffic offences. According to the verdict, he allegedly ran a red light on several occasions and exposed other road users to great danger. The police managed to end the pursuit by stopping the car at a roundabout in Enskede. More than 2 kilos of amphetamine and SEK 30,000 in cash were found in the car.
Rimdahl also carried keys to an apartment in Kungsängen, where a further 8.4 kilos of amphetamines were found as well as 810 narcotic tablets. In the apartment there were also several items that belonged to Rimdahl.
Mats Rimdahl has admitted that he transported the narcotics that were found in the car but denies knowledge of the one that was in the apartment. He also admits that he drove carelessly. He is now sentenced to five years in prison for serious drug offenses and gross negligence in traffic by the Södertörn district court.