Record Seizures have created drug shortages – Göteborgs-Posten

Gothenburg police have made their biggest ever seizure of marijuana: over 75 kilos. A 28-year-old man with ties to the criminal network in Backa have been arrested for serious narcotics.

Neighborhood gangs largest source of income considered to come from drug sales. Record seizure, which was made for just over two weeks ago, according to police intelligence made it is currently difficult to obtain marijuana in Gothenburg, said Commissioner Dan Windt at police in Greater Gothenburg.

He does not believe fitting in itself increases the risk of conflicts between the gangs. Nor does he want to go into the constellation behind the seizure is related to other criminal groups in the city.

– Very few of the networks are completely isolated. The high-profile guys in the gangs have contacts ‘sideways’ – to the Bishop’s Palace, Tynnered and networks in the Northeast.

After a long time reconnaissance against a group of people originating in Backa, police found that a motorist acting suspiciously and stopped him.

In the car, which was driven by a 28 year old who is friends with the leading criminals in Backa, there were 30 kilograms of marijuana.

– Then we followed him back where he had previously been: in industrial premises in Tagene. There we found more marijuana, said Dan Windt.

He would not disclose the total amount, but says that it concerns more than 75 kilos.

After the search warrant for 28-year-old home arrested and detained a close relative of him. He is plunged at large.

Police believe the seized drug party was supposed to be sold around Gothenburg and not just on Hisingen.

– We think we know where it comes from, says Dan Windt.

He notes that the detained man was not alone in handling.

– Obviously, there are more people in this network. Them, we also intend to prosecute.

Even if the police notice a lack of marijuana in Gothenburg, they do not believe that it will be permanent.

street level, with a gram price of SEK 120, the seizure would have yielded nine million crowns.

– We continue to strike against major traffickers but also to the thousands of users. There are ordinary children to ordinary parents, around Gothenburg, who buy the marijuana, says Dan Windt.