In March, the son of a Norwegian artist was kidnapped. The artist was pressured for money, and threatened that his son would be killed if he did not pay a ransom. That was written by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. At the same time, the newspaper learned that the notorious Foxtrot network was behind the kidnapping. The criminal gang is behind a bloody wave of violence that has ravaged Sweden recently. – The development is very worrying Now the police confirm to news that it was probably the Foxtrot network that kidnapped the artist’s son. It was Adresseavisen that mentioned the case first. – The police believe that the deprivation of liberty and extortion case from May in Trondheim is connected to the Foxtrot network in Sweden, says police attorney in Trøndelag police district, Bente Bøklepp to news. On the night of Thursday, another explosion went off in Sweden, which is connected to the criminal Foxtrot network. Photo: NTB According to her, the police have now charged 12 people in the case. – The fact that we believe the case can be connected to the Foxtrot network comes from information that has emerged in the investigation. We cannot give details now, this information will come out in court. The development is very worrying for society and this threat must be taken seriously, says Bøklepp. Operating in Norway Earlier this week, Kripos confirmed for the first time to news that they know that the Foxtrot network operates in Norway. – Yes, there are registered criminal activities in Norway that we can trace back to the Foxtrot network, says Trond Bruen Olsen in Kripos to news. The head of the organized crime section confirms that Swedish criminal networks have been active all over the country. – In the past year, the activity of Swedish gang criminals on Norwegian soil has been more visible. Both in that they are established in different parts of the country and that they become involved in violent missions in Norway, says Olsen. URIX September 27: Rawa Majid, called the Kurdish fox, is one of Sweden’s most wanted gang leaders. His network is connected to several murders and explosions in Sweden recently. Who is he and how does he work? Kripos will not go into detail about the scope of the Foxtrot network’s activities or recruitment in Norway. – As of today, we have good control over the situation and the criminal networks that operate in Norway. But in order to maintain control, this requires that the Norwegian authorities work continuously to prevent and investigate crime, he says. Tip news’s crime group: Do you have information about this case or other crime cases? Contact news’s crime group. You can tip us off by e-mail or through news’s encrypted notification service. Here you can tip us anonymously. We also treat all tips confidentially, in line with the Vær varsom poster’s rules on source protection.
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