In a planned operation in Western Sweden, police made a very large seizure of hand grenades and a large quantity of drugs, which may be the largest in Sweden according to Magnus Dahl. Police found one hundred hand grenades in a property in Alingsås, and a house search in a villa found additional drugs and hand grenades, totaling over 100 kilograms of drugs and around 100 hand grenades. Two men, aged 35 and 36, were detained on probable grounds for offenses against the law on flammable and explosive goods, and the 35-year-old also for particularly serious drug offense, with a preliminary investigation into these crimes initiated. The prosecutor believes the detained are not the only ones involved but are responsible for storage and transport, though the exact number of hand grenades is not commented on by police or prosecutor. A fire could have completely destroyed the house and caused fatal injuries, according to explosives expert Bo Jonzon, and the hand grenades may have originated from the Balkan War.
In Gothenburg, police on Hisingen conducted an operation against prostitution at several locations, carried out by both plainclothes and uniformed personnel. The operation led to several reports of sex purchases, with over one hundred phone numbers of suspected sex buyers collected. The purpose was to investigate and prosecute suspected sex buyers and reach sellers and buyers with information and support, and the phone numbers will be analyzed and included in the police's mapping of prostitution.
In a separate drug trafficking case in Östersund, a 16-year-old boy took the train to Gothenburg on January 11, 2025, to pick up tramadol tablets, receiving 3,000 tablets from a 35-year-old man. The boy handed over the tablets in Frösön, where another man took over for transport, but police had surveillance on the address and tried to stop the car, leading to a car chase at up to 100 km/h through Östersund. Police forced the car into a snowdrift and found tramadol tablets worth about 100,000 kronor, and several men were sentenced by Östersund District Court for drug offenses and other crimes.
Police operations against organized crime networks have extended across Sweden, with arrests and weapons seizures targeting gang-related activities. Police in Dalarna arrested a woman and a recipient of hash in October, both detained and later released, and the investigation led to a storage holder in Södertälje who was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison for particularly serious drug offense. The man in Dalarna and the woman from Eskilstuna are expected to be indicted at Mora District Court in mid-April. Police Region West initiated an investigation operation on Saturday and followed a suspected car for several hours, stopping it in Vårgårda where a man was arrested, and another man was arrested in a property in Alingsås. Police feared a new motorcycle gang war last summer and autumn between Bandidos and Brödraskapet Wolfpack, and in September, police conducted an operation linked to Brödraskapet Wolfpack and found several firearms, with six people arrested. Police have now arrested a key gangman in the same network, with three people detained in total, and two men were arrested and detained in connection with the seizure.
International police operations have also targeted weapons and suspicious activities in Norway and the UK. Police in Trøndelag, Norway, acted against a weapons store on Røra, with three people charged for illegal handling of firearms and weapons parts, and a significant quantity of weapons was found, requiring assistance from a private company to remove them. In the UK, armed police descended on a storage unit near Oldham, with a helicopter, paramedics, and fire crews in attendance, and police focused on a silver car within the unit, but no details of the operation have been confirmed. Police in Zurich are conducting a major operation due to a threat against a building on Bellerivestrasse.
Sweden's NATO integration is advancing, with the Swedish Armed Forces belonging to a new NATO area of operations, JFC Norfolk, since the end of last year, according to sources. The JFC Norfolk area stretches from North America to the borders of Finland and Norway with Russia, and the operational area includes the Arctic and the vital transatlantic link that connects North America with Europe, according to sources. Seven of the eight Arctic countries are NATO members, with Sweden being one of them; Russia is the eighth, according to sources. A fighter unit equivalent to a fighter wing, including ground personnel from Skaraborg Air Wing (F 7), will be based at Keflavík Air Base, marking the first time that Skaraborg Air Wing is contributing a fighter unit to a NATO operation, according to sources. The wing’s special mission squadron was previously based in Iceland in 2024 to conduct airborne surveillance and battle management under NATO command in connection with the NATO Summit, and on that occasion as well, the Air Force contributed a highly advanced capability to NATO’s air operations, according to sources.
Financial and economic updates show Norges Bank leaving the key interest rate unchanged at 4.0 percent but flagging for an increase at one of the upcoming rate meetings. Norges Bank forecasts core inflation of 3.3 percent for 2026, an increase from the December forecast of 2.7 percent, and GDP growth for 2026 is expected to land at 1.4 percent, compared to previous estimates of 1.3 percent. Stockholm stock exchange opened in the red, with the broad OMXS index down 1.2 percent, H&M falling 5 percent on the OMXS30 list after releasing its quarterly report, and Boliden's share plummeting 18 percent after damage in the Garpenberg mine leads to lower production and financial results than expected. Oil price rose 3 percent, with a barrel of North Sea oil costing $105, and OKQ8 and Circle K have raised list prices for gasoline by 60 öre per liter.
Police investigations and internal scrutiny include house searches against a larger company in Sundsvall and detaining two people in leading positions for serious sanctions offense, with the detained to be interrogated and the prosecutor must decide on detention by Sunday at 12:00. Two people have been arrested for a serious sanctions offense in Sundsvall, and the arrests followed a major operation against a company where the national task force was involved. In Lindesberg, police had a workplace meeting and then chose to lay an egg hunt in central Lindesberg for an hour, and according to information to Aftonbladet, there should have been in an internal chat that they drove with blue lights and exceeded speed limits. Police have made an internal police report that is being investigated by the special investigation unit.
Traffic accidents and public safety incidents across Sweden have resulted in injuries and fatalities. A car accident occurred on road 70 near Oxberg in Dalarna, involving a head-on collision between two cars, and at least two people have been taken to hospital with unknown injuries. A man in his 50s died after a traffic accident at the Munkatorp junction on E18/E20 towards Stockholm in Örebro, and a man in his 20s collided with a car in Uppsala and was taken to hospital with unclear injuries. Several drivers in Sandviken called police about a car driving on the wrong side of the road, leading to the driver's arrest for drunk driving.
Healthcare and vaccine developments include a shortage of shingles vaccine throughout Sweden, and the first combined vaccine against COVID-19 and influenza is on track to be approved in the EU.
Crime and security incidents involve a teenage girl arrested for the murder in Rosengård also suspected of involvement in the murder of a teenage boy in Vårby. Police have a major operation at an address in Eskilstuna, investigating a possible crime, and the Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) closes its review of the case where 14-year-old Mohamed disappeared and was murdered in summer 2023. Police are looking for an unknown person who reportedly masturbated on a bus near Nyköpingsvägen in Södertälje, and a fight broke out between two groups in Ronneby, with three arrested for aggravated assault and unlawful threats. The EU Commission has been subjected to a cyberattack, and police raided three fire stations in Stockholm in search of illegal TV equipment, with one man suspected of copyright infringement.
Transport and travel disruptions include hundreds of passengers stranded at sea for over a day outside Karlskrona due to a ferry issue, and police in Skåne conducted a major operation on E6, resulting in ten suspected drivers and several hundred thousand kronor seized by the Enforcement Authority.
Expert warnings suggest a new wave of weapons may reach Sweden when the war in Ukraine ends, according to an expert, highlighting broader implications for regional security.
Business and entertainment news includes gaming giant EA laying off staff working on 'Battlefield', including Swedish studio Dice, and police have an ongoing crackdown on a suspected illegal gambling club in central Stockholm.
The Tax Agency will continue to check deductions for travel to and from work in tax returns, amid various economic pressures.
Context on unknowns remains, including the exact number of hand grenades seized in the Alingsås operation, as police and prosecutors have not commented on specifics. The identities and full criminal networks of those arrested in the various police operations across Sweden are still under investigation, and the specific threats or intelligence that prompted the police operations in Eskilstuna, Stockholm, and Zurich have not been disclosed. The timeline and outcomes of the internal investigation into the police egg hunt in Lindesberg are pending, and the impact of the sanctions offense arrests in Sundsvall on national and European security is unclear, though State Prosecutor Sara Nilsson noted that such suspicions can damage security in Sweden and Europe and that the investigation is complicated.