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Icelandic police announced on Thursday that they had arrested four people in a large-scale operation linked to the preparation of a "terrorist attack", which would be the first arrest of…
Police probing possible links to foreign extremists after large-scale operation, say targets may have included parliament of small nation considered among world's most peaceful
In a large operation, the first of its kind in Iceland, police say they have foiled a potential terror attack against the public and state institutions.
The country's national police commissioner said it is investigating the 'preparation of a terrorist attack' that could have been targeted towards the country's parliament and the police (file image)
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Icelandic police arrested four people suspected of preparing terror attacks against government buildings and seized dozens of guns, media... 22.09.2022, Sputnik International
Icelandic Criminal Groups Active Abroad Photo/Eggert Jóhannesson He tells mbl.is that Icelandic criminal groups are, for example, known to be active in Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Denmark and South America. Chief Superintendent Karl Steinar Valsson. mbl.is//Hari Their main activity centers around illegal drugs, but they are involved, too, in fraudulent activity, such as money laundering. “We tend to concentrate on the foreign groups in Iceland,” Karl Steinar states. “The scene, however, is not that simple.” He explains that some organized Icelandic criminal groups are engaged in criminal activity to a small extent here in Iceland, if any. Their main activity is in countries where they reside. “Drug trade and money laundering are connected. For the most part, the trade takes place in Europe, but in South America and Australia as well,” he notes.
Fatal Shooting Feared to Suggest New Reality The house on Rauðagerði, where the crime was committed. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað If the fatal shooting on Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, Saturday night turns out to be connected to power struggle in the underworld, as mbl.is’ sources claim, then what we’re seeing is a serious development and a new reality in Icelandic society. This is the view of Chief Superintendent Karl Steinar Valsson, who works in the international department of the national police commissioner, A man in his 30s – an Albanian citizen – was shot to death outside his home Saturday night. A suspect, a foreign national in his 30s, is in police custody.