An undercover Danish police agent posed as a hitman and was promised one million kroner to kill a man in Copenhagen. The plot was foiled, leading to the conviction of an 18-year-old Swedish man who confessed to recruiting for the attempted murder.
Swedish Teen Convicted in Copenhagen Hit Plot
A Danish court has sentenced an 18-year-old Swedish national to six and a half years in prison for participating in an attempted murder scheme uncovered by police surveillance. The young man, identified as Ahmed Awil, admitted to recruiting a person he believed to be a hitman for the task, which turned out to be a police agent.
The case, heard at the Frederiksberg District Court, is the first in Denmark to reach sentencing where an undercover police agent successfully infiltrated closed online groups run by Swedish criminal networks offering violent assignments, including murder.
These digital marketplaces, with names such as “Elon Musk Drugstore” and “Sverige Fix MBG,” were used to order crimes ranging from drug trafficking to contract killings. The infiltration was part of a broader crackdown on cross-border criminal activity linked to Sweden’s gang crisis, an issue that Denmark has increasingly become entangled in.
A Deadly Job Ordered Online
According to court documents, the planned victim was associated with an organized crime group. Prosecutors said he was to be shot with an automatic weapon while sitting in his car to prevent escape. However, this detail was later removed from the final indictment following Awil’s full confession.
Awil’s role was primarily to find someone willing to carry out the killing. He reached out to a person he knew only as “Dimi,” requested proof of identity, and offered one million Swedish kronor for the job. What he did not know was that “Dimi” was, in fact, an undercover operative.
The offer was originally 800,000 kronor, but the teenager raised it to one million to make the deal more tempting. He later told the court the higher amount was meant to motivate, not necessarily to be paid in full.
Police Operation and Trial
The undercover operation came to light when suspicions arose within the online network. Eventually, the group began to question whether “Dimi” was a law enforcement agent, but only after he had already claimed to have arrived in Frederiksberg to complete the murder mission.
Awil was arrested before any violent act could take place. Prosecutors treated the case as an example of highly organized and international criminal behavior. The judge emphasized that the severity of the crime, combined with its cross-border nature, required a firm sentence to send a message of deterrence.
Meanwhile, the public prosecutor argued that sentencing must reflect the seriousness of this growing issue, as online contracts for killings have become more frequent among Scandinavian gangs. The conviction follows recent calls for tougher measures against criminal groups operating between Denmark and Sweden, including legislative efforts and law enforcement cooperation. Similar large-scale efforts are already underway against violent networks such as the Bandidos gang, whose activities are under intense legal scrutiny in Denmark.
Troubled Past in Sweden
At the time of his arrest, Ahmed Awil was living in a Swedish youth facility and was already under juvenile supervision. Over the previous 15 months, he had been convicted three times—for robberies, vandalism, threats, weapons possession, and participating in a shooting into a residence.
Despite wearing an electronic ankle monitor, he was able to use the internet freely and recruit for a hit job in Denmark. These earlier cases had been handled within the Swedish youth justice system, resulting in community supervision and short-term detention orders rather than long prison sentences.
Wider Implications
This case underscores the growing problem of transnational organized crime between Sweden and Denmark. Police across both countries have warned that online criminal marketplaces have evolved to include everything from narcotics distribution to planned assassinations.
As prosecutors prepare for a much larger trial involving alleged accomplices in the plot, expected to span 30 court days, Danish authorities continue to expand investigations into digital hit-for-hire networks. The case also highlights the effectiveness of Denmark’s undercover policing strategy, especially in cooperation with Swedish law enforcement.
Sources and References
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