Tunisia Arrests Foxtrot Figure Mohamed Mohdhi as Europol Links Network to 35 Murders
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 1
Tunisia Arrests Foxtrot Figure Mohamed Mohdhi as Europol Links Network to 35 Murders
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 1
Summary
Mohamed “Moewgli” Mohdhi, whom Swedish police describe as a central Foxtrot actor, was arrested in Tunisia in May in a fresh blow to the Swedish gang’s cross-border operations.
About 35 murders since 2022 have been tied to Foxtrot, which Europol says recruits teenagers on social media and directs them in a “gamified” violence-as-a-service model that often leaves the young hitmen caught and unpaid.
One UK case ended with Norwegian teenager Johannes Natland convicted in London this week over a planned West Yorkshire killing after Foxtrot handlers allegedly flew him to Manchester and guided him to hidden guns and cash.
More than 280 arrests have been made by Europol’s 11-country OTF GRIMM task force, including Ali Shehad Ahmed in Iraq, whom Swedish police suspect is the Foxtrot operative known as “Agent 47.”
Rawa Majid, Foxtrot’s leader, remains in Tehran, where investigators and journalists say the network has also carried out attacks for Iran against Israeli and other regime-linked targets in Europe.
How did Foxtrot turn encrypted apps and social media into a cross-border murder pipeline using teenagers as disposable recruits?
What evidence ties Foxtrot’s Europe-wide teen hit network to Iran, and how far has this violence-as-a-service model already spread?
From Street Gangs to State Proxies: The Foxtrot Network, Child Recruitment, and Iran’s Hybrid Threat to Europe
Overview
In May 2026, Swedish and Tunisian authorities achieved a major breakthrough by arresting Mohamed Mohdhi, the Foxtrot gang’s second-in-command, following a strategic visit and joint operation under Taskforce Grimm. This disrupted Foxtrot’s violent activities, which heavily relied on recruiting minors through social media and exploiting Sweden’s legal loophole that shields children under 15 from prosecution. Meanwhile, Foxtrot’s leader, Rawa Majid, evaded capture by leveraging Turkish citizenship and later cooperating with Iranian intelligence, turning the gang into a proxy for state-sponsored attacks in Europe. International sanctions and evolving law enforcement strategies now target these intertwined criminal and geopolitical threats.