Former national police chief and governor Carl G. Persson has died at the age of 94. After a judge's career, he became the Chief of Police in 1964 and conducted the nationalization of the police system in 1965. Through a powerful ...See moreFormer national police chief and governor Carl G. Persson has died at the age of 94. After a judge's career, he became the Chief of Police in 1964 and conducted the nationalization of the police system in 1965. Through a powerful leadership, he modernized Swedish police with, among other things. Computerization and broad international contacts. He resigned as national police chief in 1978. For the police's work against drug crime, he implemented two important efforts: The first was to create specialized drug force. The second - and most controversial - the operation was the nationwide police offensive that started on January 1, 1969. The number of police officers who mainly devoted themselves to drug offenses increased from 80 to 800. Written by
Svenska Carnegie Institutet
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