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began and continued until 16 June 2021. 27 people with connections to the network were sentenced to a total of 147 years in prison. Gang network leader Chihab
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Gourari belonging to the Vårbynätverket was arrested. He was initially sentenced by the district court to 17 years and 10 months in prison, and upon appeal by prosecution to life imprisonment.
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