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title: The Spectacular Stockholm Helicopter Heist
description: "On September 23, 2009, a professional gang used a stolen helicopter to raid a Stockholm cash depot, escaping with millions. Discover how Swedish police tracked them down through wiretaps, DNA, and geographic profiling."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/spectacular-stockholm-helicopter-heist.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/spectacular-stockholm-helicopter-heist
datePublished: 2026-06-11
dateModified: 2026-06-11
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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On September 23, 2009, a professional gang used a stolen helicopter to raid a Stockholm cash depot, escaping with millions. Discover how Swedish police tracked them down through wiretaps, DNA, and geographic profiling.
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