Rime frost ends before the summer - but the method continues

Operation frostbite began November 11 last year after the murder of a 15-year-old at Möllevången in Malmö, one of several acts of violence in Malmö for a short time. Per-Olof Söyseth, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, said at a press conference on Friday that Rimfrost helped the police develop their working methods and that it will characterize the police's continued work.

- Rimfrost has meant a personnel boost for us. This has given the police in Malmö something of a catch and has been a way of moving forward the positions, he says.

Per-Olof Söyseth believes that what the police learned during the period has improved law enforcement and describes it as the police after Rimfrost was terminated will be "at least as effective as today".

- We needed to be able to switch up in an escalating situation, gain more power and gain the right skills. Rimfrost has been able to give us that, says Mattias Sigfridsson, acting head of the Malmö police area.

He believes that the police have seen clear results in several areas when it comes to drug trafficking, including around Möllevången, although the police do not believe that open drug trafficking has disappeared forever.

- A description of the termination of Rimfrost does not match the picture we see of our work, we see that the working method continues, he says.

At the same time, he says, there is a serious conflict situation in Malmö with many criminal networks and conflicts which means that the police will "need to be on their toes" to avoid new shootings.

- It is important to point out that Operation Hoarfrost is a short-term and temporary solution and that these problems are long-term. But we hope and believe that we will continue to see the development we have seen in Malmö in recent years.

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