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Three dead in new American anti-drug attack20 Apr 2026

Tre döda i ny amerikansk narkotikaattack

Three people have been killed in a U.S. attack on a vessel alleged to have been transporting narcotics.

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Fight and assault in nightclub queue • Several cases of drug offenses19 Apr 2026

Bråk och misshandel i krogkö • Flera fall av narkotikabrott

There were several cases of drug offenses during Saturday night, both in the form of personal use and drug-impaired driving, as well as several cases of assault.

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Rapper identified as leader of the new Norrland gang18 Apr 2026

Rappare pekas ut som ledare i nya Norrlandsgänget

PLUS The Dalen network has become involved in a conflict over the drug market in Skellefteå.

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New gang in Skellefteå – the leader charged18 Apr 2026

Nytt gäng i Skellefteå – ledaren åtalad

A new gang is challenging the Dalennätverket for control of the drug market in Skellefteå. They call themselves MTF.

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The downside of the boom: "I screamed for hours"18 Apr 2026

Baksidan av boomen: ”Jag skrek i timmar”

<p>On Swedish-organized retreat trips to the Netherlands, Swedes try narcotic-classified truffles as an alternative to medication and therapy. For Gunilla, the experience became a nightmare. "I screamed for hours, it felt like," she says in a new podcast series.</p>

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The mafia boss arrested in Dubai17 Apr 2026

Maffiabossen gripen i Dubai

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/12/1c/121c95858ef747da9bffa2911851285c/16x9/265@70.png" /><p>The internationally wanted mafia boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai after several years on the run.</p><p>The Kinahan family is one of the world's largest criminal networks, which is said to control cocaine smuggling to Europe, among other things, according to <a href="https://ww

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Police found amphetamine in ice cream packages – now the couple is being prosecuted17 Apr 2026

Polisen hittade amfetamin i glasspaket – nu åtalas par

The police searched the home of a woman from Kalmar and found a larger quantity of amphetamine in an ice cream package in the freezer. She and a man are now being prosecuted for aggravated drug offense. Both admit the offense, but say they were storing most of it for another person.

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Heroin deaths are decreasing in Sweden17 Apr 2026

Heroindödsfallen minskar i Sverige

The number of fatal heroin overdoses is decreasing, according to new statistics from the National Board of Forensic Medicine.

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The alleged gang leader on the attempted murder at Skutberget: "Shot with a squad weapon"16 Apr 2026

Utpekade gängledaren om mordförsöket på Skutberget: ”Sköts med grupperingsvapen”

He admits that he handles narcotics and weapons and plays a leading role in "a group".

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After the police warning about young people at risk: "slow handling"16 Apr 2026

Efter polisens larm om unga i farozonen: ”saktfärdig hantering”

As early as last autumn, politicians in Bjuv received information about growing drug trafficking in the locality, involving increasingly younger people. At the same time, crime prevention efforts were running on low power. Now the ruling administration is being criticized for being slow to act on the warning about young people being recruited into the gangs.

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Social services chief took cocaine – responsible for substance abusers16 Apr 2026

Socialtjänstchef tog kokain – ansvar för missbrukare

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/62/31/62319579c1ea4654a9c1ae21d7fafc7d/16x9/265@70.jpg" /><p>A manager in Stockholm's social services was arrested in January 2024 after taking cocaine at a nightclub, reports <a href="https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/kommunchef-tog-kokain-pa-nattklubb-ansvarar-for-missbrukare">P4 Stockholm</a>.</p><p>It was not the first time he was caught for ta

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Municipal chief used cocaine – responsible for substance abusers16 Apr 2026

Kommunchef tog kokain – ansvarar för missbrukare

A manager within social services in Stockholm was arrested with cocaine in his system at a nightclub, reports P4 Stockholm.

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Four-year-old daughter found drugs at preschool – and tasted them: “It’s insane”15 Apr 2026

Fyraåriga dottern hittade knark på förskolan – och smakade: ”Det är sjukt”

The four-year-old found drugs in the preschool yard. She then tasted them and had to go to the hospital for drug testing.

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Here are the places where narcotics are sold openly in Stockholm15 Apr 2026

Här är platserna där narkotika säljs öppet i Stockholm

The number of places where narcotics are openly sold and used in the Stockholm area continues to decline. In 2025, the number of open drug scenes was 43 – this year the figure has fallen to 34. According to the police, sales have instead moved online. “The big gain here is that we are reclaiming the public space,” says Tobias Bergkvist, deputy regional police chief in Stockholm.

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Attack on alleged drug smugglers15 Apr 2026

Attack mot påstådda knarksmugglare

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Attack on alleged drug smugglers15 Apr 2026

Attack mot påstådda knarksmugglare

The U.S. military on Tuesday carried out an attack on yet another vessel suspected of smuggling narcotics in…

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Five convicted after major case involving 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in Skåne14 Apr 2026

Fem döms efter jättehärva med 1,5 ton kokain i Skåne

Moved from Helsingborg to Malmö

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Allegedly drove 16-year-old suspected of murder – worked for Örebro Municipality despite previous conviction14 Apr 2026

Ska ha kört mordmisstänkt 16-åring – jobbade åt Örebro kommun trots tidigare dom

One of the defendants in the investigation into the murder at the Örebro mosque in August last year worked as a temporary substitute within Örebro Municipality despite having previously been convicted of aggravated money laundering and drug offenses, which P4 Örebro was first to report. “We have followed the procedures and do not know how this could have happened,” says Veronica Fransson, head of

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Höganäs resident blames cannabis intoxication on passive smoking14 Apr 2026

Höganäsare skyller haschpåverkan på passiv rökning

When the police stopped a man from Höganäs in his 30s, he was under the influence of hashish. In addition, he threw away a bag of cocaine. He has now received his sentence.

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USA: Two dead in attack on drug boat13 Apr 2026

USA: Två döda i attack mot knarkbåt

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USA: Two dead in attack on drug boat13 Apr 2026

USA: Två döda i attack mot knarkbåt

The U.S. military says it has killed two people in an attack on a boat accused of being involved in drug trafficking.

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Benjamin, 10, received a drug-related SMS — from “Santa”: “It was scary”13 Apr 2026

Benjamin, 10, fick knark-sms – från ”Tomten”: ”Det var läskigt”

Ten-year-old Benjamin in Jönköping received several text messages claiming to be from “Santa” — but which were actually about drug sales. P4 Jönköping was first to report this. The first message said that you could buy “clean, dirty, green, brown” at different price levels, together with a phone number. “Then my husband reacted and reported it to the police,” says Benjamin’s mother.

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Speeding under the influence near the hospital13 Apr 2026

Påverkad fortkörning vid sjukhuset

After a car trip past USÖ, a man is now suspected of several crimes. He is alleged to have been speeding and driving under the influence of drugs.

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Accused cocaine thief acquitted in record smuggling case13 Apr 2026

Utpekad kokaintjuv frias i rekordsmuggling

A smashed patio door, a crowbar on the living room floor and black bags numbered with white pen. The remnants of a crashed cocaine deal worth more than one billion. Now five people are being sentenced after the raid on Farborets väg in Malmö last year. But one suspected thief among accomplices is acquitted completely.

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Long prison sentences after the major cocaine scam at the port13 Apr 2026

Långa fängelsestraff efter den stora kokainbluffen i hamnen

Eight years in prison and lifetime deportation. That will be the sentence for three of the men behind one of Sweden's largest cocaine smuggling operations ever, in which at least 1,200 kilos of cocaine were collected from the Port of Helsingborg under a false identity. Malmö District Court convicts a total of five men. A sixth is acquitted.

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Five men convicted after massive cocaine seizure13 Apr 2026

Fem män döms efter jättebeslag av kokain

Four men are convicted of exceptionally serious drug offenses, and one man is convicted of aiding and abetting the same offense following a major cocaine seizure, Malmö District Court writes in a press release.

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Five men are convicted of billion-krona cocaine smuggling13 Apr 2026

Fem män döms för miljardsmuggling av kokain

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/d9/87/d9876872892649c7a6a7d828eab3ca63/16x9/265@70.png" /><p>Four men, who had been held in custody with restrictions for almost a year, were on Monday sentenced to long prison terms for exceptionally serious drug offenses – an 18-year-old from Norway was at the same time sentenced to closed youth care for two years and four months.&nbsp;</p><p>The me

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Five men convicted after massive cocaine seizure13 Apr 2026

Fem män döms efter jättebeslag av kokain

Four men are convicted of exceptionally serious drug offenses, and one man is convicted of aiding and abetting the same offense after a huge seizure…

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USA: Five killed in attacks on drug boats13 Apr 2026

USA: Fem dödade i attacker mot knarkbåtar

The U.S. military says it has killed another five people in attacks on boats accused of being involved in…

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Drug dealer's crypto stash sold — for 128 million12 Apr 2026

Droghandlarens kryptogömma såld – för 128 miljoner

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/c9/d9/c9d97a1cb1634024ada61a802469eda1/16x9/265@70.png" /><p>"Flugsvampmannen" Alexander Gustafsson lived a life of luxury on the profits from a drug trade that left children across the country in drug misery.</p><p>Now he has finally suffered a major setback when the state sold his crypto stash for SEK 128 million – a new Swedish record.</p><p>The mo

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Heroin shortage – replaced by much stronger drugs11 Apr 2026

Heroinbrist – ersätts av mycket starkare droger

<p>Afghanistan's ban on opium cultivation four years ago is now beginning to be felt on Swedish streets. There is a shortage of heroin – and instead users are turning to other drugs. "They are considerably stronger," says senior physician Kai Knudsen.</p>

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Large cocaine seizure in major British port11 Apr 2026

Stora kokainbeslag i brittisk jättehamn

British border authorities have seized approximately five tons of cocaine in recent months.

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Large cocaine seizure in major British port11 Apr 2026

Stora kokainbeslag i brittisk jättehamn

<p>British border authorities have seized around five tonnes of cocaine in recent months.</p>

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Took a taxi to Malmö with drugs in a bag – sentenced to five years in prison11 Apr 2026

Tog taxi till Malmö med knark i kasse – får fem års fängelse

A man took a taxi between Lund and Malmö — carrying five kilos of amphetamine. He has now been convicted of aggravated drug trafficking.

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Björn is Police Officer of the Year – found a cocaine stash worth 20 million11 Apr 2026

Björn är årets polis – hittade kokaingömma för 20 miljoner

Traffic police officer Björn Pettersson made a record-large cocaine seizure worth SEK 20 million in Västerbotten this spring. For that, he has now been named Police Officer of the Year. “It was the right place, at the right time,” he says.

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"Very unsteady" motorist stopped on the E18 – young woman suspected of several offenses10 Apr 2026

”Väldigt vinglig” bilist stoppad på E18 – ung kvinna misstänks för flera brott

A woman in her mid-20s is suspected of several drug-related offenses after being stopped on the E18 in Karlstad.

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The female-dominated drug network10 Apr 2026

Det kvinnodominerade knarknätverket

The tactical unit raids a suspected drug stash in an apartment in Rosengård. It ends in tragedy. A man is arrested – but a 19-year-old woman flees onto the balcony and shortly afterward falls to her death from the fourth floor. Left in the apartment are firearms and drugs worth millions. The network that is then uncovered leads to a gang in which a large share of the members are young women.

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Tradesman suspected of possessing drugs worth 37 million9 Apr 2026

Hantverkare misstänks ha haft knark värt 37 miljoner

Found in the villa outside Gothenburg

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Tried to flee with a fake passport in Haparanda – had three kilos of cocaine in socks9 Apr 2026

Försökte fly med falskt pass i Haparanda – hade tre kilo kokain i strumpor

A 46-year-old man from Turkey with a fake French passport tried to flee customs in Haparanda. When he was arrested after a wild chase, nearly three kilos of cocaine wrapped in socks were found. The man is now being prosecuted for aggravated drug trafficking. “To my knowledge, it is the largest cocaine seizure in Norrbotten,” says prosecutor Jonas Fjellström.

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Long prison sentences for drug deals from Klippangård8 Apr 2026

Långa fängelsestraff för knarkaffärer från Klippangård

Four men and two women have been sentenced to prison for involvement in a case in which narcotics worth millions were distributed from a farm outside Klippan.

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From prison officer to suspect in major drug case8 Apr 2026

Från kriminalvårdare till misstänkt i stor knarkhärva

After secret wiretapping and surveillance, the police raided an industrial premises in Nykvarn. There, a former prison officer was arrested with about 230 kilos of amphetamine. See images from inside the warehouse in the video above.

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Troublemaking Höganäs resident brought hashish with him to the store8 Apr 2026

Bråkig höganäsare tog hasch med sig till affären

A man from Höganäs in his 30s got into a fight with another man outside Ica Kvantum. He has now been sentenced to just over a month in prison.

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Stopped with drugs in the bag – sentenced to prison8 Apr 2026

Stoppades med knark i påsen – döms till fängelse

The man found a bag of narcotics by a bus shelter. The intention was to hand it over to the staff at the bus station. An after-the-fact construction, says the district court, which is now sentencing the man to more than 1 year in prison for a narcotics offense.

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The Swede arrested in Morocco is identified as the "mastermind"7 Apr 2026

Gripne svensken i Marocko pekas ut som ”uppdragsgivare”

The Swede who has been arrested in Morocco belonged to the dissolved biker gang Satudarah, according to information obtained by DN. He is accused of being behind extensive drug smuggling. “He is suspected of having acted as the principal,” prosecutor Ester Lilja says.

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Gave a 13-year-old drugs and raped her7 Apr 2026

Gav 13-åring knark och våldtog henne

Found at Gothenburg Central Station

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Long prison sentences after a raid in Malmö in which a woman died7 Apr 2026

Långa fängelsestraff efter tillslag i Malmö där kvinna dog

The tactical unit used distraction grenades when they raided an apartment on Ramels väg. A woman jumped from the balcony and died. In the three-room apartment, there were four firearms and drugs worth millions. Several people are now being sentenced.

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Woman convicted after “faith selling”7 Apr 2026

Kvinna döms efter ”trosförsäljning”

Linked to a drug case in Malmö

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Inside the Sis home: "Money is a dream for many"6 Apr 2026

Inifrån Sis-hemmet: ”Pengar en dröm för många”

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/a3/5c/a35cd579b0ca4f2daa2b5f627ea166c2/16x9/265@70.jpg" /><p>They have been sentenced to secure youth care for murder, kidnapping, weapons offenses, robbery, arson, drug offenses and attempted murder.</p><p>Expressen visits the Sis home Råby, where 58 girls and boys are currently serving their sentences.&nbsp;</p><p>– The crimes have become more serio

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GW: "Don't think the bag met the prosecutor's expectations"5 Apr 2026

GW: ”Tror inte påsen motsvarat åklagarens förväntningar”

At the end of last year, Member of Parliament Katja Nyberg was stopped by police in the Stockholm area. The police suspected that she was under the influence of alcohol and took her to the police station for a check, and it was in connection with the search that the now famous bag of white powder was found in a handbag. After a rapid test that showed metabolites, a byproduct of drug use, Transpo d

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Gang hid drugs in the forest – police replaced them with "dummies"5 Apr 2026

Liga gömde knark i skogen – polisen bytte ut det mot ”dummies”

Two people were caught red-handed with 50 kilos of cocaine. It was only a small part of the narcotics that a drug gang stored and sold from farms in northwestern Skåne. Ten people are now on trial.

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