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Police estimate 17,500 gang members active in Sweden
There are as many as 17,500 active gang criminals in Sweden, according to a new estimate from the Swedish police, with a further 50,000 people seen as more loosely connected to the country's gangs.
There are as many as 17,500 active gang criminals in Sweden, according to a new estimate from the Swedish police, with a further 50,000 people seen as more loosely connected to the country's gangs.
