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Swedish organised crime kingpin arrested in Tunisia, police say

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 348 words · By Gavin Blackburn
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The Foxtrot criminal network was formed in the late 2010s and has been connected to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden.

Claims checked 11
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What happened

The Foxtrot criminal network was formed in the late 2010s and has been connected to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden.

Why it matters

Swedish police said on Tuesday that a "central actor" in the country’s most notorious criminal network, Foxtrot, had been arrested in Tunisia.

Common ground

Police said in a statement that a man around 30 years old, who is suspected of several violent crimes including murder, had been arrested over the weekend by Tunisian police.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/12/swedish-crime-kingpin-linked-to-fo…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Foxtrot criminal network was formed in the late 2010s around Majid”
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Wikipedia and other news sources confirm the network emerged in the late 2010s and is led by Rawa Majid.
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web search NEUTRAL — Foxtrot (also known as The Foxtrot Network) is a criminal network in Sweden that emerged at the end of the 2010s.The leader of the network is Rawa Majid (aka the Kurdish Fox), a Swedish-Kurd from Upps…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_(criminal_network)
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web search NEUTRAL — Rawa Majid, known as the 'Kurdish Fox', leads the Foxtrot network, contributing to Sweden's high murder rate through gang warfare. Majid is accused of collaborating with Iran for attacks on Israeli ta…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/12/25/irans…
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web search NEUTRAL — violent criminal networks in Europe. As the leader of the Foxtrot Network, he orchestrated bombings, murders, and drug trafficking across Sweden and beyond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n5uvZGUSms
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Claim 2: “Public broadcaster SVT reported that the man arrested was Mohamed "Moewgli" Mohdhi, who is reportedly Foxtrot leader Rawa Majid's right-hand man.”
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Both Sweden Herald and Swedish Radio (P3 Krim) identify the arrested individual as Mohamed 'Moewgli' Mohdhi, a key player/leading figure in the network.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 30, 2024 · SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) is a common kind of arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). With SVT, your heartbeat is too fast and starts in your heart’s upper chambers.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22152-svt-sup…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 9, 2023 · Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT): An arrhythmia causing faster heartbeats, palpitation, giddiness & breathing difficulties. Learn symptoms, causes & treatment.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/what…
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web search NEUTRAL — SVT Nyheter med senaste nytt om dagens viktigaste nyheter, live, lokala nyheter, väder, recensioner och sportens målservice.
https://www.svt.se/
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Claim 3: “It is based around the capital Stockholm and the town of Uppsala, where Majid is from.”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 4: “The Foxtrot criminal network was formed in the late 2010s”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news articles, confirm the Foxtrot network emerged in the late 2010s.
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web search NEUTRAL — Foxtrot is a criminal network in Sweden that emerged at the end of the 2010s.Additionally, it has been established through numerous investigations that the Foxtrot Network is allied with the Bro-netwo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_(criminal_network)
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web search NEUTRAL — Emerging in Sweden in the late 2010s, the Foxtrot criminal network has quickly drawn attention for its influence and violent reputation.
https://www.starsinsider.com/lifestyle/972299/the-foxtrot-cr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 39-year-old self-styled 'Kurdish Fox' established the drug-dealing Foxtrot criminal network, which has brought unprecedented violence to the once peaceful Scandinavian nation that now has one of t…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/12/25/irans…
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Claim 5: “Swedish police said on Tuesday that a "central actor" in the country’s most notorious criminal network, Foxtrot, had been arrested in Tunisia.”
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Two independent sources (Sweden Herald and Swedish Radio/P3 Krim) confirm the arrest of a leading figure in the Foxtrot network in Tunisia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Foxtrot (also known as The Foxtrot Network) is a criminal network in Sweden that emerged at the end of the 2010s.Majid, along with other Foxtrot members, has purchased Turkish citizenship in order to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_(criminal_network)
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web search NEUTRAL — A key player in the Foxtrot network has been arrested, police confirm.The arrest is the result of long-term, in-depth cooperation between Swedish and Tunisian police, Niclas Andersson, head of the inv…
https://swedenherald.com/article/police-confirm-foxtrottopp-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man said to be a leading figure inside the Foxtrot criminal network has been arrested in Tunisia, reports Swedish Radio's crime podcast P3 Krim. Mohamed Mohdi, otherwise known as the rap artist "Moe…
https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/leading-member-of-swedi…
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Claim 6: “In July 2025, Swedish police announced the arrest of the head of Foxtrot's rival Rumba organisation, Ismael Abdo, in Turkey.”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results. Additionally, the date 'July 2025' is in the future relative to current real-time data.
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Claim 7: “a man around 30 years old, who is suspected of several violent crimes including murder, had been arrested over the weekend by Tunisian police.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses unrelated arrests of Tunisian nationals in France and does not mention the specific 30-year-old Foxtrot member arrested in Tunisia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said the suspect also was planning an attack specifically targeting members of the Jewish community in Paris, the ministry said. The man, a 27-year-old Tunisian national, was arrested on May 7 …
https://abcnews.com/International/man-arrested-paris-alleged…
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web search NEUTRAL — French authorities have arrested a 27-year-old Tunisian man suspected of "plotting a violent action inspired by jihadism", the anti-terror prosecutor's office told AFP on Monday.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260511-france-arrests-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The killing of Cisse followed the August 2024 murder of Djamel Bendjaballah, a Tunisian man who was run over by the driver of an SUV in a crime his family has tried, unsuccessfully, to qualify as ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/6/12/in-a-first-fran…
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Claim 8: “Over the past three years, 23 innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded in gangland shootings, police said earlier this month.”
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Claim 9: “Police said the man was considered a so-called "high value target" in the Swedish-led operation "Grimm"”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing Washington state DOC and unrelated homicides) and do not mention Operation 'Grimm'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Enter a DOC Number or name to browse for a specific incarcerated individual. Special characters, other than hyphens and apostrophes, cannot be used. (What is a DOC Number?) To improve public safety th…
https://doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcer…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Man arrested in connection to Covington homicide Kyle Wayland Cathcart, 41, was arrested in the death of a family member in their home last week. Author: Allison Sundell, Sebastian Robert…
https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/man-arrested-coving…
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web search NEUTRAL — Four people, including three teenagers, have been arrested in connection with an alleged hate crime attack on a transgender woman in Washington state, police said.
https://abcnews.com/US/4-arrested-including-3-teens-alleged-…
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Claim 10: “The Foxtrot criminal network has been connected to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden.”
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The claim is corroborated by MSN and Wikipedia, noting the network's connection to violent crimes and its role as a main narcotics distributor in Sweden.
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web search NEUTRAL — Foxtrot (also known as The Foxtrot Network) is a criminal network in Sweden that emerged at the end of the 2010s. The network is Sweden's main distributor of narcotics. Rawa Majid, also known as the K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_(criminal_network)
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web search NEUTRAL — The Foxtrot criminal network was formed in the late 2010s around Majid and has been connected to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden. It is based around the capital Stockholm and the town of ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/swedish-crime-kingpin-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The Foxtrot Network is a notorious criminal gang based in Sweden and a prominent drug trafficking organization in the region," he added.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-foxtrot-network-swedish-gang-s…
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Claim 11: “The operation was the result of close cooperation between law enforcement in Sweden and Tunisia.”
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The Sweden Herald explicitly mentions the arrest was a result of cooperation between Swedish and Tunisian police; other sources mention the arrest but not the specific nature of the cooperation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tunisia,[b] officially the Republic of Tunisia,[c][28] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.From 1942 to 1943, Tunisia was the scene of the Tunisia Campaign, a series of battles between …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia
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web search NEUTRAL — A man said to be a leading figure inside the Foxtrot criminal network has been arrested in Tunisia, reports Swedish Radio's crime podcast P3 Krim. Mohamed Mohdi, otherwise known as the rap artist "Moe…
https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/leading-member-of-swedi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Tunisian government has confirmed the conviction, according to Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet. Homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia, and both male and female same-sex sexual activity can lead to up to…
https://www.thepinknews.com/2015/02/08/tunisia-swedish-man-j…
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