Bosnian Arms Probe Leads To Iran-Linked Criminal Network, Sources Tell RFE/RL

Firearms presumably diverted into unlawful channels by a law enforcement officer near Sarajevo might have reached Iran-linked criminal networks throughout Europe, sources knowledgeable about a Bosnian weapons-trafficking examination informed RFE/RL’s Balkan Service.

The Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), dealing with Europol, performed searches today at numerous areas throughout the nation, apprehending a law enforcement officer in the town of Ilijas. While under SIPA guidance, the officer acquired a weapon and dedicated suicide.

He was thought of misusing guns allows released to homeowners of the town and the surrounding location to buy handguns from a minimum of 2 Bosnian business– Bratunac and Doboj– and rerouted them into unlawful channels.

Info gotten by RFE/RL recommends that lots of guns were gotten by the criminal groupings through this course in 2024 and 2025.

Volleyball Firearms For Iran-Linked Network

Among the supply chains explained to RFE/RL supposedly caused Foxtrot, a Swedish criminal network under sanctions by the United States and Britain that has actually been the topic of global examinations recently for declared links to the Iranian program.

The network is connected with Rawa Majid, who was born to a Kurdish household in Iran and matured in the Swedish city of Uppsala. Called the Kurdish Fox, he has actually been desired globally because 2020 for supposed participation in significant drug offenses and the preparation of murders, and has actually been called among Sweden’s the majority of desired bad guys.

According to Swedish public broadcaster SVT, Majid moved from Europe to Iran in September 2023.

Pointing out info credited to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, SVT reported he was then apparently offered an option in between jail time and cooperation with Iranian authorities.

In 2025, the United States Treasury Department stated Foxtrot had actually arranged the January 2024 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm on behalf of the Iranian federal government, including Majid had actually worked together with Iran’s Intelligence and Security Ministry.

SVT has actually declared that Majid ran his network from another location for several years, making use of operatives who likewise performed tasks for other criminal groups.

While it has actually not been formally verified that any of the weapons in the Bosnian examination were utilized in Iran-linked attacks, sources acquainted with the examination informed RFE/RL that weapons unlawfully acquired from Bosnia were utilized in a minimum of 5 armed occurrences connected to Foxtrot.

In 2024, Sweden’s Security Service openly verified that Iran was utilizing Swedish criminal networks as proxies for violent operations in Sweden and other nations.

Volleyball How Do These Networks Operate?

A plot versus Arvin Khoshnood, a Swedish scientist and critic of the Iranian federal government, shows how various criminal networks can make use of the exact same operatives.

A target of assassination efforts, Khoshnood informed RFE/RL that a male concerned his home in September 2025 however stopped working to acquire entryway. Cops later on discovered the scientist’s individual information and messages about the plot on the guy’s phone, resulting in 5 more suspects.

“When they arrested him, they found information about me on his phone: my photo, my name, my address, information about our car, and so on. They also found many messages, which allowed them to arrest five more people,” he stated.

All 6 associated with the case were minors– consisting of a 16-year-old– at the time and were later on founded guilty, consisting of 4 for preparing to dedicate murder. Khoshnood stated they had actually been used 300,000 kronor (around $30,000) to eliminate him.

He stated the employees worked for Dante Peykar, whom SVT has actually connected to Iranian operations in Sweden. Foxtrot didn’t appear to be behind the plot, the male who came to his home likewise brought out another shooting purchased by the network, Khoshnood stated.

“They were essentially individuals working for various organizations and criminal networks and carrying out assignments for money,” he discussed.

The declared usage of intermediaries to hire assailants has actually likewise emerged in a case in the Netherlands.

In March, a 36-year-old Dutch authorities staff member of Iranian origin and a critic of the Iranian federal government was seriously injured in a shooting in the town of Schoonhoven.

The suspect, Hasan B., has actually confessed to the shooting however stated he had actually been hired for the attack and did not understand who the target was or why he was to be assaulted, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service informed RFE/RL.

The United States Treasury explained the actions as a design by which Tehran utilizes multinational criminal companies as intermediaries in order to protect possible deniability.