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Police catch Tampere restaurant shooter
Local Finland News In English

A man suspected of being the Tampere restaurant shooter was arrested on Monday evening at an apartment in Kangasala, a town east of Tampere, according to a police statement. The under 30-year-old man who was taken into police custody is of foreign decent. He is suspected of firing a gun at the Ale-Bar restaurant in central Tampere, leaving one man with three gun-shot wounds. The victim remained in hospital care on Monday night, although police assure that he is in no immediate danger. Source: Helsinki Times

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Former narcotics police chief sentenced to 10yrs for running Finnish drug ring :

The former head of the country's drug squad police has been sentenced to a decade in jail.. Ref. Source 4h.

Finland Crime & Police History & Civil Business Politics

I doubt this is a unique case. There are probably many crocked cops that help to keep the drug cartels going strong. Some of them may have no choice as they are threatened against their own life or the life of their family.

Police and Crime Finland

The police received a total of 1,062,930 urgent calls, which constitutes an increase of slightly more than 7,600 calls over 2017. A total of 795,055 crimes were reported to the police last year, a decrease of slightly over 27,000 crimes from the previous year. Source 7d.