Taxi Drivers Locked In Passengers - Demanded 15,000 Kronor

SWEDEN - Travellers leaving Stockholm Arlanda Airport are suspected of having been pressed to pay about 15,000 kronor for taxi rides. One driver is in custody on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty and five counts of fraud. The prosecutor says more passengers may have been hit.

Several police reports with similar accounts led police to look for a link between the taxi trips. The mapping pointed to two drivers in the Stockholm area, Aftonbladet reports.

According to the newspaper, customers picked up at Arlanda were met with payment demands of about 15,000 kronor. When passengers protested, the drivers are said to have acted threateningly.

There are also accounts that car doors were locked and that customers were stopped from leaving the vehicles before they paid.

The investigation covers suspected offences from August 2024 to September 2026. The events are linked to areas including Sigtuna, Stockholm, Solna, Eskilstuna and Ludvika.

One driver remanded - suspicions remain against both

The remanded driver was detained in late October and re-remanded on Thursday. The other has been released, but according to prosecutor Johanna Strid the suspicions against both remain. Which offences the released man is suspected of have not been disclosed.

The prosecutor does not rule out that the inquiry may cover further suspects for unlawful deprivation of liberty. She also believes there may be more affected travellers who have not yet reported the incidents to police.