Gang

28 March 2022, Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, with military honors in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

NORDICS

Gun violence up significantly in Sweden, investigation finds

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/31/22

This year has seen 18 people shot in Sweden so far, compared to five in the same time span in 2021

The suspects marked the doors with plastic tokens or glue to ensure that no one was inside during the robbery. Image: Policia Nacional.

Spain

CRIME

Spanish Police dismantle Georgian gang suspected of home robberies

The Nomad Today 3/15/22

In the previous days, they marked the doors of the houses with plastic tokens or glue to ensure that nobody was inside during the robbery

Knives, machetes and other items seized by the Civil Guard in a police operation against the Dominican Dont Play gang. Photo: Guardia Civil.

Spain

MASSIVE SECURITY OPERATION

Madrid armored against Latino gangs after last week's stabbings

The Nomad Today 2/12/22

514 police officers are deployed in the Metro and other public transport stations, in leisure areas and parks to avoid the presence of gang members with bladed weapons

Police and emergency services personnel at the place where the 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death. Photo: @EmergenciasMadrid.

Spain

CRIME

15-year-old killed outside Madrid nightclub carrying 60 cm machete

The Nomad Today 2/8/22

The police work with the hypothesis that the tragic event was due to a settling of scores between Latino street gangs

Spain

CRIME

Police conduct drug raids in Spain, Germany, Netherlands

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/4/21

Police say they found 1,200 marijuana plants and arrested three people in Spain

14 August 2021, Berlin: A demonstrator smokes a joint during the Hanfparade 2021 to call for legalizing cannabis use in Germany. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

Spain

CRIME

Police bust Spain-based Europe drug trafficking gang

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/4/21

False bottoms were installed in the vehicles that were made up to look like transporters belonging to Amazon and DHL

Image: screenshot of the video posted by the Police union JUPOL.

World

MASSIVE FIGHT

Video: Gang shooting in broad daylight in Madrid

The Nomad Today 4/2/21

According to the newspaper El Mundo, the shooting between two "Latin gangs" took place outside a pub in the Ciudad Lineal district.

A view of Helsingborg, in southern Sweden. Photo: Pixabay.

World

GANG CRIME

Police: Five injured in suspected shooting in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/21

Helsingborg is the second largest city in the south of Sweden after Malmo.

File photo of a lighthouse in the Danish coast. Photo: Pixabay.

World

IN KALUNDBORG

At least two dead after shots fired in small Danish town

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/18/20

A third man was injured, police said.

World

Drug gang was behind torture chamber found in the Netherlands

The Nomad Today 7/9/20

A shipping container, referred to as 'treatment room' by the suspects, contained a dentist's chair together with surgery instruments, pliers and shears intended for torture.