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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Clun

Teenage boy accused of trying to hire hitmen online in Nordic ‘cash for killing’ operation

A teen has been arrested for an alleged contract killing plot - (Parilov - stock.adobe.com)

A 15-year-old boy accused of trying to recruit contract killers online in a Nordic gang war faces life in prison after being arrested in a multinational police sting.

The teen was arrested at a home in Western Sydney on Wednesday morning and charged with using an encrypted app to facilitate a “cash for killing” plan on behalf of an international crime syndicate, according to police from Australia, Denmark and Sweden.

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