The ''Alcatrazlistan'' (English: Alcatraz List) is a
most wanted list
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of 100 figures in organized crime maintained by the Swedish law enforcement agencies. It takes its name from
the notorious prison in
San Francisco
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.
The ''Alcatrazlistan'' is maintained by a council of representatives from law enforcement agencies, including the Swedish National Police (''Rikskriminalpolisen''), the
Swedish Security Service
The Swedish Security Service ( sv, Säkerhetspolisen , abbreviated SÄPO ; until 1989 ''Rikspolisstyrelsens säkerhetsavdelning'', abbreviated RPS/Säk) is a Swedish government agency organised under the Ministry of Justice. It operates as a se ...
,
Swedish Tax Agency
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The agency was formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of the Swedish Nationa ...
,
Swedish Prosecution Authority
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,
Swedish Customs Service
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and the
Swedish Economic Crime Authority
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.
The list targets criminals wanted for mafia and organized crime, and includes both Swedes and foreign nationals. Although the list is highly classified, copies of the list are reportedly sold among criminals, who authorities fear may use it to find information on criminal rivals and their associates.
Local law enforcement agencies began referring to area criminal suspects as the ''"lokala Alcatrazlisten"'' ("local Alcatraz list") after a rise in crime in 2013.
A similar list, the ''Novalist'', includes the top 100 wanted people in organized crime in
Stockholm
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.
Notable people reportedly on the list
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Thomas Möller
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Möller was one of the founders of the car-and-bike club ''Dirty Dräggels'' in Malmö. This club became a hangaround chapter of Hells Angels Denmark in 1990, ...
, former president of the Hell's Angels in Sweden
See also
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
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Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
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References
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Fugitives wanted by Sweden
Most wanted lists
Organized crime in Sweden