Updated 23.33 | Published 23.01
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full screen The ring is made of 18 carat gold, and can be bought to the highest bidder at auction. Photo: Crown bailiff
Now the Kronofogden is selling a so-called “Fox ring” at auction.
The ring belonged to a gang leader – and is a symbol of the infamous Foxtrot network.
– I’m torn about this, says Johannes Paulson from the Kronofogden to Expressen.
The bailiff has put a so-called “Fox ring” up for auction, which Expressen was the first to report on.
The ring is a symbol of the notorious Foxtrot network, and has often been seen worn by people close to the network’s leader Rawa Majid, 37.
The fox as a symbol is considered to be a self-marking attribute of Rawa Majid as well as those closely associated with him. Distinctive are rings designed as foxes worn by Rawa Majid himself and the people who are part of his closest circle,” the police write about the rings in an investigation.
“Several of the individuals in the inner core who collaborate closely with Rawa Majid are tone-setting actors connected to the criminal environment in Upplands Bro”, they write further.
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full screen In photographs in the police’s investigative material, Rawa Majid can be seen wearing a similar ring, among other things. Photo: The police
Auction: High bids
The exact ring that the Bailiff has put out belonged to a 24-year-old gang leader who is closely allied with Rawa Majid, Expressen writes.
The ring was seized in connection with a house search.
The ring was put out with an asking price of SEK 7,500. Since then, several people have made a bid and at the time of writing, the highest bid is over SEK 43,500.
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full screen Photo: Kronofogden
“Symbol of something nasty”
The fact that the Kronofogden posted a ring that symbolizes one of Sweden’s most violent networks is something the authorities have mixed feelings about.
– I’m torn about this. It’s good that an asset appears, something we can sell so that there is money for the state. Then I understand that this is a symbol of something nasty and which we are trying in every way to counteract, says Johannes Paulson, national coordinator against crime at the authority, to the newspaper.
At the same time, he highlights that the money will go to a crime victim.
– This will probably get attention, so I think we will get a good price that will go to crime victims, he says.
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full screen Several people wear “fox rings” in a photo found on a cell phone belonging to a gang leader in Foxtrot. Photo: The police