Several relatives of senior police officer detained in major drug investigation

Several relatives of a high-ranking Swedish police officer have been detained as part of an international anti-drug operation, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reports.

One relative was remanded in custody on Thursday morning, while another remains in detention, according to SVT sources. The officer has since been reassigned within the police force due to the family connections.

The international operation, codenamed Candy, targets large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering. Multiple business leaders have been held in custody since early March, suspected of aiding criminal networks in laundering illicit funds.

SVT previously reported that the senior officer had family ties to one of the main suspects—a man accused of serious drug offences, large-scale money laundering, and accounting fraud. The officer has since been transferred to a different role within the agency.

More arrests linked to police officer A second relative of the officer has now been remanded in custody on suspicion of serious money laundering, allegedly committed over nearly nine years. A third relative, a CEO of a corporate group, was also detained and is suspected of laundering criminal proceeds on a large scale for nearly four years, according to business daily Dagens Industri. The individual has been questioned, but their response to the allegations remains unclear.

SVT has attempted to contact the police officer for comment.