World News @lemmy.world Davriellelouna @lemmy.world 1w ago Notorious Swedish gang leader Ismail Abdo arrested in Turkey www.bbc.com /news/articles/cy0w4592znyo
It always really surprises me that Sweden and Turkiye have so much interaction with each other. You'd never guess from looking at a map.
Drug trade as I understand it. His gang has also been actively at war with another gang, hiring minors to perform shootings or bombings.
Ugh.You can be a Swede and have a background or name from a different culture.The gang he was leading was working in Sweden, i.e. a Swedish gang.
Oh, sorry, we should call them Turkish and completely miss the whole point of where they do their illegal activities, just to be racist.
Also known by his nickname 'Jordgubben' ('The Strawberry')