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The police began the reconnaissance operation in early 2020, after receiving several indications that young people were selling drugs on a farm. The langars were found between houses and at gates, often not caring what residents passed by.
– The police have come out to investigate and have been able to establish that this is true. So it has been decided that it is a case that we want to start with interception and recognition, says Jeanette Sprimont, a prosecutor who recently brought charges against eight men suspected of being involved.
“Operation Little Red Riding Hood”
The drug trade must have taken place both on the farm and over the phone, and Jeanette Sprimont describes it as a professionally organized street scan on a large scale. In just a few hours, the police were able to see some 40 alleged drug sales.
Based on what was seen at the scene, the police estimated that the merchants’ income ranged from 10,000 to 40,000 kronor per day.
The operation was dubbed “Operation Little Red Riding Hood” in honor of one of the thugs who wore a red hoodie. A reconnaissance film shows how he is suspected of selling drugs to one person after another, such as on a conveyor belt.
A 31-year-old man was identified as the one who had to take charge of the telephone subscription that was used. When the police confiscated the phone, it had asked for new SIM cards with the same number several times.
– Several people were arrested, but the 31-year-old was not arrested. So they started new sales for this number in new places, says Jeanette Sprimont.
300 sales boxes
Jeanette Sprimont believes that the men of the network have had different roles: telephone contact, sales and warehousing.
– They’ve had smaller quantities on site, so they won’t have as much in them if it gets stuck, and they picked up new ones from the person who has the warehouse when it sold out, says Jeanette Sprimont.
After a period of recognition, the police raided and arrested the suspects. Several buyers have also been prosecuted for purchasing cannabis, but the trade has been so extensive that it has not been possible to identify all buyers. The indictment comprises about 300 sales cases.
The men suspected of participating in the trade are in their 20s and deny the crime, except for one of those who admits he was left with two kilos of cannabis.
The trial at the Malmö District Court lasts a full 37 days, starting on December 18 and ending in April.
