60:
52:
68:
221:
took part in the robbery. One month prior to the robbery, Serbian police informed the
Swedish embassy in Belgrade that a criminal group was preparing a robbery in Stockholm, but Swedish authorities apparently failed to act effectively on this information. One out of the seven sentenced men was from
230:
Swedish police quickly identified and arrested the suspects. Two days after the robbery, Safa Kadhum flew to the
Dominican Republic where he was arrested by local law enforcement at the Swedish government's request. Swedish police immediately chartered a private plane to bring him back to Sweden.
243:
Seven men were sentenced to prison terms in
October 2010 for their participation in the robbery. Three men were cleared of all charges and police suspect that another 10 may have been involved, but their identities are unknown.
110:
reward was announced the following day for anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the robbers and/or the return of the stolen goods. This was the first robbery involving a helicopter in
Swedish history.
206:
Swedish police arrested six male suspects in connection with the robbery. They were listed as being aged 21 to 36, but were otherwise unidentified in accordance with
Swedish privacy laws. The
131:. Small bombs go off inside the building, likely to blow security doors open. No people are physically harmed. Bags of money are thereafter loaded into the helicopter. The sum is unknown.
148:
had been placed on the roads around the cash service building to prevent police cars from gaining access and decoy bombs were placed on the police helicopter base at
127:
The helicopter arrives at 5:15 (CEST) at the G4S cash service building. Three to four people land on the rooftop and break the reinforced glass window with a
21:
106:
The police were unable to use their own helicopters to pursue the robbers since decoy bombs had been placed close to them. A 7-million-
304:
382:
325:
218:
524:
664:
649:
659:
414:
669:
654:
644:
439:
215:
552:
583:
625:
493:
153:
197:
offered assistance. It was turned down since the robbery was a civilian matter and not a military one.
141:
The helicopter takes off from the rooftop at 05:35 (CEST) with all the robbers and the money on board.
276:
232:
597:
182:
167:
88:
387:
330:
211:
194:
166:
The helicopter the robbers used is found at 08:15 (CEST) in the woods just outside a field at
149:
134:
The
Swedish police arrive at 05:25 (CEST) but do not intervene, due to reports of the use of
235:
of the
Swedish police. The police identified Goran Bojovic as the one who led the robbery.
72:
59:
284:
186:
51:
392:
335:
469:
135:
231:
Alexander
Eriksson instead flew to the Canary Islands. He was met at the airport by a
638:
291:
107:
128:
121:
356:
283:. Netflix reportedly planned to release a movie based on the robbery with actor
160:
299:
190:
67:
36:
23:
557:
498:
464:
175:
92:
562:
360:
263:
Falsified alibi provider Marcus
Axelsson (Swedish): 2 years' imprisonment
100:
290:
After interviewing four of the jailed perpetrators, Swedish-born author
103:
Jet Ranger as transport and landed on the rooftop of the G4S building.
171:
145:
611:
266:
Falsified alibi provider Tomas Broman (Swedish): 1 year's imprisonment
207:
96:
248:
Helicopter pilot
Alexander Eriksson (Swedish): 8 years' imprisonment
120:
A Bell 206 helicopter is stolen from Roslagens helicopter base in
66:
58:
50:
598:"De dömdes för helikopterrånet | Nyheter | Expressen"
496:[How the helicopter robbers would deceive the police].
443:
418:
415:"Thieves use helicopter, explosives in daring cash depot raid"
84:
279:
released a six-part Swedish-language documentary film called
385:[Foreign media: "Helicopter heist shocks Sweden"].
260:
Organizer Goran Bojovic (Montenegro): 8 years' imprisonment
257:
Organizer Mikael Södergran (Swedish): 5 years' imprisonment
492:
Fallenius, Anders; Hellberg, Magnus (29 September 2009).
254:
Organizer Charbel Charro (Syrian): 5 years' imprisonment
525:"Officials: Serbs took part in Sweden chopper heist"
383:"Utländska medier: "Helikopterkupp chockar Sverige""
440:"$ 1M reward offered for Swedish cash depot heist"
328:[Helicopter robbery - this has happened].
83:occurred on 23 September 2009 at 05:15 CET when a
251:Robber Safa Kadhum (Iraqi): 8 years' imprisonment
541:(avi) (in Swedish). svt.se: Sveriges Television.
553:"Guilty verdicts for helicopter heist suspects"
527:. Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2009-09-28.
519:
517:
626:"Netflix gör film om svenska helikopterrånet"
8:
63:The helicopter that was used in the robbery
494:"Så skulle helikopterrånarna lura polisen"
294:published a semi-fictional novel called
316:
275:Swedish public television broadcaster
584:"Hjärnorna bakom rånet går helt fria"
7:
308:, will premiere on Netflix in 2024.
357:"Helicopter used in Sweden robbery"
214:claimed that former members of the
326:"Helikopterrånet – detta har hänt"
14:
87:cash service depot was robbed in
324:Stensson, Carina (2009-09-23).
1:
467:[Västberga robbery].
174:, twenty kilometers north of
391:(in Swedish). Archived from
334:(in Swedish). Archived from
99:. The robbers used a stolen
81:Västberga helicopter robbery
381:Ekman, Malin (2009-09-23).
686:
438:Nyberg, Per (2009-09-25).
413:Nyberg, Per (2009-09-23).
159:The helicopter landed at
233:special operations unit
144:Prior to the robbery,
115:Events of September 23
76:
64:
56:
665:September 2009 crimes
650:2009 crimes in Sweden
395:on September 27, 2009
338:on September 28, 2009
75:of the Swedish police
70:
62:
54:
37:59.29802°N 18.01300°E
305:The Helicopter Heist
660:Robberies in Sweden
465:"Rånet i Västberga"
287:as the star actor.
277:Sveriges Television
33: /
670:2000s in Stockholm
655:Helicopter history
645:Crime in Stockholm
271:In popular culture
210:Interior Minister
185:were conducting a
77:
65:
57:
42:59.29802; 18.01300
612:"Helikopterrånet"
463:DN (2009-09-23).
388:Svenska Dagbladet
331:Svenska Dagbladet
202:Subsequent events
195:Swedish Air Force
152:on the island of
677:
630:
629:
622:
616:
615:
608:
602:
601:
594:
588:
587:
580:
574:
573:
571:
570:
561:. Archived from
549:
543:
542:
535:
529:
528:
521:
512:
511:
509:
507:
489:
483:
482:
480:
478:
460:
454:
453:
451:
450:
435:
429:
428:
426:
425:
410:
404:
403:
401:
400:
378:
372:
371:
369:
368:
353:
347:
346:
344:
343:
321:
298:. An eight-part
73:Eurocopter EC135
48:
47:
45:
44:
43:
38:
34:
31:
30:
29:
26:
685:
684:
680:
679:
678:
676:
675:
674:
635:
634:
633:
624:
623:
619:
610:
609:
605:
596:
595:
591:
582:
581:
577:
568:
566:
565:on July 4, 2012
551:
550:
546:
539:Helikopterrånet
537:
536:
532:
523:
522:
515:
505:
503:
491:
490:
486:
476:
474:
462:
461:
457:
448:
446:
437:
436:
432:
423:
421:
412:
411:
407:
398:
396:
380:
379:
375:
366:
364:
355:
354:
350:
341:
339:
323:
322:
318:
314:
296:Helikopterrånet
285:Jake Gyllenhaal
281:Helikopterrånet
273:
241:
228:
204:
136:submachine guns
117:
41:
39:
35:
32:
27:
24:
22:
20:
19:
17:
16:Swedish robbery
12:
11:
5:
683:
681:
673:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
637:
636:
632:
631:
617:
603:
589:
575:
544:
530:
513:
484:
470:Dagens Nyheter
455:
430:
405:
373:
348:
315:
313:
310:
272:
269:
268:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
240:
237:
227:
224:
203:
200:
199:
198:
179:
164:
157:
142:
139:
132:
125:
116:
113:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
682:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
642:
640:
628:. 2016-10-11.
627:
621:
618:
613:
607:
604:
599:
593:
590:
585:
579:
576:
564:
560:
559:
554:
548:
545:
540:
534:
531:
526:
520:
518:
514:
501:
500:
495:
488:
485:
472:
471:
466:
459:
456:
445:
441:
434:
431:
420:
416:
409:
406:
394:
390:
389:
384:
377:
374:
362:
358:
352:
349:
337:
333:
332:
327:
320:
317:
311:
309:
307:
306:
301:
297:
293:
292:Jonas Bonnier
288:
286:
282:
278:
270:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
246:
245:
238:
236:
234:
225:
223:
220:
217:
213:
209:
201:
196:
192:
188:
184:
183:JAS 39 Gripen
180:
177:
173:
169:
165:
162:
158:
155:
151:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
130:
126:
123:
119:
118:
114:
112:
109:
108:Swedish-krona
104:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
74:
69:
61:
55:G4S Västberga
53:
49:
46:
620:
606:
592:
578:
567:. Retrieved
563:the original
556:
547:
538:
533:
504:. Retrieved
502:(in Swedish)
497:
487:
475:. Retrieved
473:(in Swedish)
468:
458:
447:. Retrieved
433:
422:. Retrieved
408:
397:. Retrieved
393:the original
386:
376:
365:. Retrieved
363:. 2009-09-23
351:
340:. Retrieved
336:the original
329:
319:
303:
295:
289:
280:
274:
242:
229:
205:
129:sledgehammer
105:
91:in southern
80:
78:
18:
212:Ivica Dačić
161:Kanaanbadet
40: /
639:Categories
569:2012-08-08
449:2010-05-27
424:2010-05-27
399:2012-08-08
367:2010-05-27
342:2012-08-08
312:References
300:miniseries
219:Red Berets
191:Baltic Sea
28:18°00′47″E
25:59°17′53″N
558:The Local
499:Expressen
239:Sentences
189:over the
176:Stockholm
168:Skavlöten
122:Norrtälje
93:Stockholm
89:Västberga
361:BBC News
222:Serbia.
193:and the
150:Myttinge
146:caltrops
101:Bell 206
506:21 July
477:21 July
226:Arrests
208:Serbian
172:Arninge
154:Värmdö
97:Sweden
187:drill
508:2015
479:2015
181:Two
79:The
444:CNN
419:CNN
216:BIA
170:in
85:G4S
641::
555:.
516:^
442:.
417:.
359:.
302:,
95:,
71:A
614:.
600:.
586:.
572:.
510:.
481:.
452:.
427:.
402:.
370:.
345:.
178:.
163:.
156:.
138:.
124:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
