Eleven people with links to serious organized crime have had their permanent residence permits revoked. The decisions follow a review by the police's National Operations Department (NOA).
According to the police, the persons concerned are suspected of, among other things, large-scale drug smuggling, financial crime, arms smuggling, extortion and contract killings targeting Sweden. Several of them are believed to be in Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Spain, reports SVT.
Police: ”We want to reduce their impact”
During the first months of the year, the Noa has investigated around 150 high-priority network criminals who are abroad. Of 15 people reported to the Swedish Migration Agency, 11 have now lost their permanent residence permits.
- We want to reduce their impact in Sweden, this is one of our methods, says Marcus Nilsson, Head of the Border Police Unit of the National Operations Department.
When the residence permit is revoked, the person loses the right to live and work in Sweden, access to Swedish welfare systems and the possibility to start a business in the country. They will also find it more difficult to travel within the EU.
”Now they can't come back”
The police emphasize that several of the persons have been hiding from Swedish authorities for a long time.
- No, they are staying away because we are looking for them and then there is no reason to have a permanent residence permit. Now they can't come back when we stop looking for them either, says Marcus Nilsson.
According to the Minister of Immigration Johan Forssell the decision is part of the government's efforts to prioritize residence permit revocations.
Far too low a figure, thousands of rocket scientists must leave the insecure Svea rike plus do not forget about almost 1 million ANALFABETER who enrich the tax office daily.
CIAO & you will not be missed.
All Polish and Yugoslav z-e (Roma) should of course go home.