According to the Swedish broadcaster SVT, ABDO and nineteen others were arrested during a large -scale operation against various criminal networks. The Turkish police worked closely with the Swedish police in the investigation prior to the arrests.
“This is a triumph for the Swedish authorities,” says crime journalist Diamant Salihu, who made several books and documentaries about the gang war. “But it does not necessarily mean that this is good for Sweden. Someone else can now try to take over the market from ABDO. The authorities must be prepared for this.”
Blow to Iran?
ABDO, born in Swedish Uppsala, was one of the most wanted criminals of Sweden and leader of the criminal rumba network. This gang has been engaged in a violent battle for several years with the rival Foxtrot network of gang leader Rawa Majid, for control over drug trafficking and the power on the street in Sweden. ABDO and Majid were once ‘brothers’, but were arched ages after Abdo’s mother was murdered by members of Foxtrot.
Last year both ABDO and his rival Majid were associated with the Iranian regime. Both would have been recruited to commit attacks on goals in Europe with their criminal networks. Among other things, Israeli and American goals were called. “I am very curious what this arrest means for those proxy warfare,” says Salihu.
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Fire
The Swedish gang conflict has increasingly left its mark outside of Sweden in recent months. It is striking that younger and younger perpetrators are being used for attacks and attacks. In Denmark, several minor Sweden were arrested in Denmark last summer after attacking, among others, the Israeli embassy. At the end of June, three more Sweden were arrested in Oosterhout in the Netherlands for involvement in a fatal shooting incident.
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ABDO is Turkish citizen and will probably be tried in Turkey. He was already arrested in the spring of 2024, but then released on bail, even though he was signaled internationally.