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Gothenburg police on hunt for suspected murderer of young man

A 25-year-old man was found dead on Sunday morning in Gothenburg's Klippan district, with police saying they've found evidence the victim was murdered.

Published: 22 July 2018 14:39 CEST
Gothenburg police on hunt for suspected murderer of young man
Photo: TT

“There are clear signs that make us suspect that someone has ended the man’s life,”  Gothenburg police spokesman Christer Fuxborg told Swedish news agency TT.

The man was found by passersby on a walkway near the Röda Sten Art Centre on Sunday morning.

According to police sources, there was a party in this area of Klippan on Saturday night, although it remains unclear whether the man attended.

“We are currently tracing back the last hours of the man’s life,” Fuxborg explained.

“It is of high priority that we speak to anyone who spent the evening or night with him.

“We need to find out if he was at the party or if he was in the area for another purpose.”

Initial forensic investigations seem to offer some clues into the case although police do not wish to disclose their findings yet.

There are no suspects at present, TT reported.

The police are interested in speaking to anyone who was in either in Älvsborgsbron or Klippan on Saturday night and may have noticed any suspicious behaviour.

The man was identified by relatives on Sunday morning. He was a Gothenburg resident.
 

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Illegal Swedish strawberry sales raise billions of kronor for organised crime

Swedish police have carried out raids on strawberry vendors suspected of being linked to gang crime.

Published: 17 June 2024 10:07 CEST
Illegal Swedish strawberry sales raise billions of kronor for organised crime

Police told Dagens Nyheter that the raids were connected to one of Sweden’s most wanted gang leaders, Ismail Abdo, nicknamed Jordgubben (“The Strawberry”).

In a statement police said they had “hit a central violent actor by targeting individuals around this person and their business structures”.

Raids were carried out in Bergslagen, as well as the Mitt and Stockholm police regions.

It’s suspected that these sellers had been marketing Belgian strawberries as Swedish and using the revenue to fund serious organised crime. Police also found children under the legal working age and migrants without legal residency permits working at the stalls.

Police believe that illegal strawberry sales turn over billions of kronor every year.

“We’ve carried out multiple actions together with other authorities,” Per Lundbäck, from the Bergslagen policing region, told Swedish news agency TT. “By cutting off the finances off this type of organised crime, we can weaken gangs’ financing and their ability to carry out crimes.”

To avoid buying strawberries linked to crime, Lundbäck recommends paying attention to the company you buy your strawberries from.

“The first thing you can do is look at the number the (mobile phone payment app) Swish payment goes to, to make sure it’s a company number starting with 123, and not a private number,” he said.

Most companies will have their Swish number displayed somewhere on the stand, so you should be able to check this even if you don’t have the app and are paying with card, for example.

He also added that you can pay attention to the age of the person selling the strawberries, describing very young sellers as a “red flag”.

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