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US sanctions Sweden-based gang with links to Iran

The United States imposed sanctions on the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based gang linked to Iran.
The U.S. Treasury and State Departments also sanctioned Rawa Majid, the leader of the Foxtrot Network.
Sweden's Sapo intelligence service reported that Iran recruited members of Swedish gangs to commit acts of violence against Israeli interests.
The Treasury Department stated that the Foxtrot Network is a major drug trafficking organization contributing to violence in Sweden.

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Fox News

Trump admin cracks down on groups tied to Iran targeting US citizens, sanctions Iranian-linked Swedish gang

The Treasury Department said Iran has increasingly utilized criminal networks to conduct attacks targeting the U.S., as well as attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe.

6 days ago·New York, United States

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Straight Arrow News

Swedish crime ring sanctioned by US for Iran-backed violence

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Sweden-based Foxtrot Network, led by Rawa Majid, for illicit drug trafficking and violent attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets. Majid allegedly collaborated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security. The Foxtrot Network orchestrated a January 2024 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, classified as a terrorist act by Swedish authorities. The U.S. sanctions seek to freeze assets linke…

6 days ago

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Fria Tider

Trump imposes sanctions on Kurdish Fox

Strikes against Foxtrot and Rawa Majid. The gang is singled out as a driver of violence in northern Europe by Marco Rubio.

6 days ago

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RTTNews

US Sanctions Sweden-based Criminal Gang Foxtrot Network

The United States has imposed sanctions on the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based transnational criminal organization that has trafficked illicit drugs and carried out attacks on Israelis and Jews in Europe, along with its fugitive leader Rawa Majid.

6 days ago

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Rudaw Media Network

US sanctions Sweden-based Kurdish gang leader...

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Rawa Majid, the Kurdish leader of Foxtrot Network, a transnational criminal organization based in Sweden over his reported involvement in arms and drugs trafficking and cooperation with Iran in “attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe.”

6 days ago·Erbil, Iraq

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