According to the Norwegian police, the activity of Swedish criminals, other than the Foxtrot group, has increased and there are signs of their activities throughout the country.
The tentacles of the Foxtrot criminal group, known for shootings and explosions in Sweden, already extend to Norway.
Head of the Norwegian Police Department focused on organized crime Trond Bruen Olsen says of the Norwegian public broadcasting company NRK in the interview, that the authorities have observed activities whose traces lead to Foxtrot.
One of the previously public cases is the kidnapping of the son of a well-known Norwegian artist in Trondheim in May. Aftonbladet magazine according to the report, a ransom of hundreds of thousands of kroner was demanded from the family, and the blackmail continued after the kidnappers were caught.
The police have combined the contacts with Sweden and Foxtrot, which is led by “Kurdikettu” ie Rawa Majid.
According to the Norwegian police, during the last couple of years, the activities of Swedish gang criminals, other than Foxtrot, in Norway have become more visible than before.
According to the Norwegian police, it is not certain whether Swedish criminals have settled in Norway, but they operate in different parts of the country. According to the police, Swedes are involved in crimes committed in Norway every week.
Swedish Radio SR has reported that Swedes are collaborating with Norwegian criminals.
Norwegians hire Swedes to commit violent crimes
Importing drugs is the most significant part of the criminals’ business, but Norwegians may also hire Swedes to commit violent crimes on their behalf.
Norwegian criminals also buy weapons and explosives from Swedes.
Trond Bruen Olsen says the police are concerned about the gang crime situation in Sweden and especially the gangs’ way of recruiting young people.
Like in Sweden, gangs in Norway have also started recruiting very young people to commit crimes. According to the police, criminals take advantage of visibility on social media.
Swedish television SVT has previously reported that 84 such charges related to murders or attempted murders in which the suspect is between 15 and 17 years old were filed in Sweden during eight months this year.
Cases in which a person under the age of 14 is suspected of murder, attempted murder, or preparation for murder were recorded by the end of August 31.
Norwegian and Swedish police have increased cooperation to fight crime. Norway wants by all means to prevent Swedish criminals from gaining a foothold in the country.
Chief of Police Benedicte Bjørnland stresses to NRK that the situation in Norway is still at a different level of severity than in Sweden.