DIICOT conducted searches in Bucharest and Otopeni to apprehend a Swedish citizen allegedly involved in contract killings in Sweden

DIICOT prosecutors and officers from the Organized Crime Combating Directorate conducted two searches Thursday in Bucharest and Otopeni to document the activities of a Swedish citizen residing in Romania, suspected of involvement in an organized crime group and several contract killings carried out in Sweden.

According to investigators, the man has lived in Romania for approximately three years. In September 2024, he allegedly assisted several people who attempted to kill two victims in a building in Stockholm. One of the perpetrators allegedly fired a weapon at the residence, with bullets penetrating the entrance door and reaching the interior.

Romanian and Swedish authorities established a Joint Investigation Team, coordinated by Eurojust, to investigate the alleged crimes. An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect in Sweden, and he is to be brought before the judge for rights and liberties at the Bucharest Court of Appeal.

The searches resulted in the seizure of two firearms, a bulletproof vest, bladed weapons, data-storage devices and plant-based substances, evidence that will be analyzed. Representatives of the Swedish judicial authorities also participated in the operation, with Europol support.

At the end of July, another Swedish citizen, a member of a rival group and under investigation for conspiracy to commit murder, was located in Romania and placed under preventive arrest pending extradition. не?

Here is the corrected final sentence: At the end of July, another Swedish citizen, a member of a rival group and under investigation for conspiracy to commit murder, was located in Romania and placed under preventive arrest pending extradition.' ,