Police arrest 15 in Warsaw gang sweep
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
28.05.2014 13:15
Police have arrested 15 alleged members of one of the country's most notorious gangs of organised criminals.
Photo: policja.pl
The so-called Grupa Mokotowska (Mokotow Group) has a history of drug-trafficking, armed robberies and money-laundering.
“On Tuesday morning officers backed by counter-terrorism police entered several apartments across Warsaw and surrounding areas,” confirmed police spokesman Mariusz Mrozek.
Besides arresting 15 suspects, police also seized a machine gun, ammunition and narcotics. Quantities of cash, mobile phones and other items were also confiscated.
Charges have already been brought against 14 of those arrested on Tuesday.
Police began arresting members of the gang in 2005. The Mokotow Group, which takes its name from a district in the capital, rose to power after another band of criminals, the so-called Pruszkow Gang, was broken up by police in the mid-1990s. (nh)
Source: PAP