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The ''Alcatrazlistan'' (English: Alcatraz List) is a
most wanted list A most wanted list is a list of criminals and alleged criminals who are believed to be fugitive, at large and are identified as a law enforcement agency's highest priority for capture. The list can alert the public to be watchful, and generates ...
of 100 figures in organized crime maintained by the Swedish law enforcement agencies. It takes its name from the notorious prison in
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. The ''Alcatrazlistan'' is maintained by a council of representatives from law enforcement agencies, including the Swedish National Police (''Rikskriminalpolisen''), the
Swedish Security Service The Swedish Security Service ( , SÄPO , , formerly , RPS/Säk, until 1989) is a Sweden, Swedish Government agencies in Sweden, government agency organized under the Ministry of Justice (Sweden), Ministry of Justice. It operates as a security ...
,
Swedish Tax Agency The Swedish Tax Agency () is a government agencies in Sweden, government agency in Sweden responsible for national tax collection and administering the Population registration in Sweden, population registration. The agency was formed on 1 January ...
,
Swedish Prosecution Authority The Swedish Prosecution Authority () is the principal agency in Sweden responsible for public prosecutions. It is a wholly independent organisation; not dependent on the courts or the police, and although it is organized under the Ministry of Justi ...
,
Swedish Customs Service The Swedish Customs () is the customs service of the Kingdom of Sweden. It is a department of the Government of Sweden. It is one of the oldest governmental agencies in Sweden, as it was founded in 1636. It is also Sweden's ''de facto'' bord ...
and the
Swedish Economic Crime Authority The Swedish Economic Crime Authority (, abbreviated EBM or SECA) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Justice, with the mandate to investigate and prosecute financial crimes, like dishonesty to creditors, bookkeeping cr ...
. The list targets criminals wanted for mafia and organized crime, and includes both Swedes and foreign nationals. Although the list is highly classified, copies of the list are reportedly sold among criminals, who authorities fear may use it to find information on criminal rivals and their associates. Local law enforcement agencies began referring to area criminal suspects as the ''"lokala Alcatrazlisten"'' ("local Alcatraz list") after a rise in crime in 2013. A similar list, the ''Novalist'', includes the top 100 wanted people in organized crime in
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Notable people reportedly on the list

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Thomas Möller Thomas Möller (born 7 June 1964) is a former president of the Hells Angels in Sweden. Möller was one of the founders of the car-and-bike club ''Dirty Dräggels'' in Malmö. This club became a hangaround chapter of Hells Angels Denmark in 1990, ...
, former president of the Hell's Angels in Sweden


See also

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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, and William ...
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Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (, Brå) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Justice, and acts as a center for research and development within the judicial system. Brå primarily works to reduce crim ...


References

{{italic title Fugitives wanted by Sweden Most wanted lists Organized crime in Sweden