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The man, who is in his 30s, was recently arrested by Spanish police and transported to his home in Sweden this week. On Wednesday, his arrest was requested, suspected of preparing for murder, kidnapping, robbery, serious public destruction, attempted aggravated extortion and aggravated crime with weapons.
According to the police, several investigative measures are behind the arrest. During the spring, French police, in collaboration with Europol, cracked super-encrypted phones that people in criminal settings used to communicate with each other. Through Europol, the Swedish police have gained access to material from the encrypted mobile service Encrochat.
Already seated 13 people are detained for similar crimes; most belong to the Vårbyn network. Police say more arrests are expected.
Susanne Wikland, chief of serious crime for the southern Stockholm region, calls the arrests a breakthrough for the police’s hard work against criminal networks in the South Stockholm police area.
– For a long time we have had a strategic approach where, among other things, we prioritize this network and the current arrests are now a result of this, says according to a press release on the police website.
She continues:
– In the long term, we hope that this will provide our citizens with greater security and that criminal networks will become weaker and smaller. We will continue our offensive work and work leaning forward with a focus on our citizens.
As DN has previously reported Police are investigating, among other things, whether the Vårby network is behind the explosion of a car company in Haninge in May this year and a planned bombing in the area of a terraced house in Alby, where 150 people were later evacuated. that an explosive charge was found next to a parking lot.
When the police discovered that the leader had planned an assassination, they took steps to protect the intended victim.
The Vårbyn network is also suspected of kidnapping a Swedish rap artist.
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