February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Europol":
National: 12 Jan 12
Europol said Thursday it has busted a major synthetic drugs-making network following the confiscation in Sweden of large amounts of amphetamine, resulting in the arrest of nine suspects in four countries.
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Business & Money: 21 Sep 11
Officials at Swedish retail giant Ikea have confirmed that the company is the target of an extortion attempt following a string of blasts and other incidents at Ikea outlets throughout Europe.
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National: 25 Jul 11
Stockholm police have increased their monitoring of key spots in the capital following Friday's twin terror attacks in Norway, according to security police.
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National: 8 Oct 10
The Bandidos, Hells Angels and other criminal motorcycle gangs have ramped up their expansion in Sweden, while at the same time gaining a foothold in Europe.
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National: 30 Dec 09
Polish authorities investigating possible Swedish ties to the theft of the Auschwitz “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign planned to formally ask for help from the Swedish justice ministry, the Polish justice ministry said on Wednesday.
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National: 24 Dec 09
Amid speculations about a 'mysterious Swede' being behind the the theft of the Nazi "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz, Swedish police have said they had no information about about a possible Swedish connection to the crime.
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Politics: 27 Nov 09
Incoming Swedish EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has been offered the substantial portfolio covering the police, migration and organized crime, EU Commission President Manuel Barroso announced on Friday.
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National: 25 Sep 09
Stockholm police have received more than 300 tips from the general public in connection with the helicopter heist in Västberga on Wednesday. Security firm G4S has offered a 7 million kronor ($1 million) reward for information.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Jul 09
As European Union ministers gather in Stockholm on Wednesday Swedish ministers Beatrice Ask and Tobias Billström explain the EU’s efforts to promote cross-border cooperation in the areas of justice, home affairs, and migration.
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Business & Money: 13 Jul 09
The number of credit cards hijacked at petrol stations in Malmö continues to grow, but investigators believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough in the case.
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National: 26 Mar 09
Thirty-seven people have so far been held in custody as part of a crackdown on an international drugs ring with ties to the Balkan region, police in western Sweden revealed on Thursday.
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National: 12 Dec 08
Police in Stockholm confiscated 140 kilogrammes of cannabis and arrested four men last weekend in raids carried out at several suburban locations last weekend.
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Lifestyle: 19 Mar 08
Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden.
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National: 28 Dec 07
A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for child porn offences. The man was found with thousands of pictures and films on his computer.
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Society: 10 May 06
Police in 13 EU countries and the US raided around 150 homes on Wednesday morning in a strike against an international online paedophile network.
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National: 20 Mar 06
The man was a paid informer of the Swedish police. But according to the prosecution, he was one of Europe's leading distributors of child porgnography. His trial opened today.
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Smörgåsbord: 11 May 05
Un garçon suédois de 16 ans originaire de la ville d’Uppsala est au centre d’une enquête internationale sur le piratage informatique à l’encontre de la NASA. Par ailleurs la Chine est suspectée d´espionnage dans les universités suédoises. Quant à la poudre retrouvée dans la lettre envoyée à l’ambassade danoise, il ne s’agit pas d’anthrax.
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National: 7 May 05
Around 100 suspects have been questioned as part of a crackdown on child pornography on the Internet by police in eight European countries that wound up on Friday, Swedish police said.
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National: 5 May 05
Some small and medium-sized towns in Sweden are effectively controlled by Mafia-style gangs, according to a new report from the National Criminal Investigation Department to European police organisation Europol.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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