Invitation - Press conference: From two seized phones to a global criminal web

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In the "Candy" campaign, 20 house searches were carried out and four million dollars (around 3.5 million euros) of assets were confiscated.

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Not only were fifteen suspects arrested, 1,200 kilos of drugs were also seized.

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It all started with two confiscated mobile phones in Sweden. Then local police officers made a discovery – with global consequences. Now there were 15 arrests in four countries.

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The police services of Sweden, Spain, Australia, and Europol have jointly dismantled a large global criminal network that was laundering money and trafficking drugs on a massive scale. The countries involved announced this at a press conference at Europol in The Hague. To date, 1.2 tons of drugs and over €4 million worth of goods have been seized. Fifteen suspects have been arrested.

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Several Swedes have been arrested in a major global police investigation. After two years of surveillance, the police struck in several countries simultaneously. Behind it lies a global criminal network - with Swedes in key roles.

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"Operation Candy" began with two seized phones in western Sweden and ended with a crackdown on a global crime syndicate. 13 Swedes have now been arrested on suspicion of serious crime. Police describe them as enablers of some of the world's worst criminal networks.