On Tuesday, the Swedish police announced the arrest of the “main actor” of the well-known Swedish criminal network Foxtrot. An approximately 30-year-old man, suspected of several violent crimes, including murder, was detained in Tunisia over the weekend by the local police.
- Over the weekend, the Tunisian police detained the main actor of the Swedish network Foxtrot.
- The detained approximately thirty-year-old man faces suspicions of several murders and violence.
- The arrest involved close cooperation between the police authorities of Sweden and Tunisia.
As AFP added, citing a police statement, this operation was the result of close cooperation between law enforcement agencies in Sweden and Tunisia.
Significant detention
Niclas Andersson, head of the investigation unit of the National Operations Department (NOA), described the arrest of the suspect as strategically important, as it can affect the ability of the criminal network to commit violent crime.
Police said they considered the detainee a “high-value target” as part of Operation Grimm, which also aims to combat the rise of online recruitment of individuals – often minors – to commit violent acts. The persons who organize these acts are often located abroad, AFP noted.
The reaction of the Swedish government
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told the TT news agency that the main effect of the detention is “the signal it sends out.” “We will not back down. We will prosecute them one by one, even abroad, if they are dangerous for people in Sweden,” he emphasized.
Public broadcaster SVT reported that the detained man is Mohamed “Moewgli” Mohdhi, who is said to be the right-hand man of Foxtrot leader Rawa Majid.
Foxtrot series history
The Foxtrot criminal network was formed less than two decades ago around Majid and is linked to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden. It operates mainly in the area of the capital Stockholm and the city of Uppsala, where its leader comes from.
Sweden has been trying to cope with gang violence, mainly related to settling scores and fighting for control of the drug market, for more than a decade. In the past three years, 23 bystanders have been killed and 30 others injured in gang-related shootings, police said in early May.
In July 2025, the Swedish police announced that the leader of the Rumba criminal group, Ismail Abd, had been detained in Turkey. Rumba is called the main competitor of Foxtrot.
