Sweden gang crime: Foxtrot leader's right-hand man arrested in Tunisia
Swedish police said a "central actor" in Sweden's most notorious criminal network, Foxtrot, had been arrested in Tunisia.
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'Not going to wait': Sweden's parties discuss gang crime
Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the country's parliamentary parties to a joint meeting to discuss measures to fight gang crime on Wednesday, after the opposition Social Democrats called for the Moderates to join them in a ten-year pact to end the problem..
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