The Local Sweden

Sweden Democrats oust former biker gang boss

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:19:00 +0100

A senior Sweden Democrat in Svenljunga municipality in western Sweden has resigned after it emerged that he had a long criminal past and served as a boss in the notorious criminal gang Bandidos.

Swedish woman nabbed for imitating gangster

Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:43:00 +0200

A Swede was at the end of her rope when her sister didn't pay back a loan - so she pretended to be a Bandidos gangster and began sending anonymous threats.

Swedish biker gang member held in Germany

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:44:00 +0200

German police confirmed on Wednesday that they stopped a Swede and two Danes equipped with explosives, detonators and bullet-proof vests last month in an operation based on a tip from their Swedish counterparts.

Gangland submachine gun maker jailed

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:48:00 +0100

A 30-year-old man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for making submachine guns which he was accused of then selling to the Bandidos crime gang.

Gang leader studies fraud law in prison

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:13:00 +0200

While imprisoned for serious drugs offences, Andreas Olsson, the leader of the Bandidos organized crime gang in Stockholm, has been studying courses in financial criminal law at the taxpayer's expense.

Confession in prosecutor bomb attack

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:37:00 +0100

A 25-year-old Malmö resident, who together with a 24-year-old childhood friend stands accused of planting a bomb at the front of prosecutor Barbro Jönsson’s house, has confessed that he was involved.

Bandidos leader gets nine years in jail

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:49:00 +0100

The leader of the Bandidos criminal gang, Mehdi Seyyed, has been sentenced to nine years in jail for his part in two 2006 car bombing incidents in Gothenburg.

Motorcycle gang suspected in daring bank scheme

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:05:00 +0200

Eight residents from Skåne in southern Sweden are suspected of gross fraud worth 6 million kronor ($1 million) and attempted fraud against Swedbank and Kristianstads Sparbank.

Police raid on gang clubhouse reveals toy gun

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:49:00 +0100

A swarm of at least eight police cars descended on a Bandidos clubhouse near Borås in western Sweden on suspicions that members of the gang had run afoul of Swedish weapons laws.

Several arrests after biker gang raids

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:07:00 +0100

Heavily armed police officers raided the premises of the Bandidos biker gang in Helsingborg in southern Sweden on Tuesday morning. A second raid was also carried out at a Sjöbo address with close links to the Bandidos.

Eight arrested in biker gang raid

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +0100

Police in Malmö made eight arrests after finding quantities of weapons and narcotics during a raid on the Diablos motorcycle club on Wednesday night, Expressen reports.

Three Bandidos gang members in custody

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:49:00 +0100

Three members of the Bandidos motorcycle gang, including suspected leader Mehdi Seyyed, remained in custody on Wednesday following closed-door negotiations in Gothenburg district court.

Pupils threatened 'for not wearing biker gang clothes'

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:55:00 +0100

Police say they are concerned after threats were received by schoolchildren in Skåne who refused to wear clothes bearing the logo of infamous biker group Bandidos.

Swedish Mafia: fighting a losing battle

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:21:00 +0100

To an outsider, Sweden would seem an unlikely place to find rising gang crime. But the problem has snowballed since the nineties, leaving police clamouring for better tools to deal with the problem. Daniel Boman reports.

Five held after biker gang party

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:40:00 +0200

Five people were taken into custody on Saturday evening when police raided a party in Gothenburg attended by members of the Bandidos biker gang.

'Swedes of the Year' shut up shop

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:04:00 +0100

The owners of a Gothenburg restaurant, named Swedes of the Year for standing up to criminal gangs who tried to threaten them, have said they are selling their business.

'Swedes of the Year' stood up to criminal gangs

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:45:00 +0100

The owners of a Gothenburg restaurant who stood up to gangs that tried to extort protection money have been named Swedes of the year.

Bandidos man arrested over bombings

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:48:00 +0200

Police in southwest Sweden have a man in custody in connection to the two car bombings that destroyed several cars in Gothenburg on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Four arrested for Gothenburg airport heist

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:36:00 +0200

BACKGROUND: Gang attacks Gothenburg plane