In another case of extortion, the interested parties paid the amount demanded from them.
The police in Häme have completed the investigation of the criminal complex, which has solved two aggravated extortions, aggravated breach of domestic peace and aggravated drug crime.
According to the organized crime investigation team, the perpetrator of the crimes is suspected to be Hell’s Angels Karelia prospect member who lives in Lahti. The crimes have taken place in Päijät-Hämee during two years, in 2020-2022.
There are a total of four interested parties in the investigated extortion cases, two in each extortion case. The amounts extorted from the interested parties were EUR 10,000 and EUR 60,000.
In at least one other case, the concerned parties paid the sum extorted from them to the suspect.
In a gross breach of domestic peace, the suspect broke into the shared home of the two parties who were the subject of extortion, armed and masked, together with another person.
The suspect in a serious drug offense is suspected of having acquired 50 grams of cocaine.
The criminal suspicion was discovered during the investigation of SkyECC phones.
SkyECC is an instant messaging application that can be installed on a remotely managed phone, which enables exchanging messages and attachments with other SkyECC users. The application forwards and stores messages encrypted.
An unauthorized revolver, suitable cartridges and small amounts of narcotics were seized during a search of the apartment of a criminal suspect.
The preliminary investigation is in the final stages and it is estimated that it will be transferred to the prosecutor for consideration of charges in the end of January 2023.