Weapons from the Balkans are fuelling violence on the streets of Sweden. Folks & Energy follows their path.
A lone gunman in Montenegro kills 13 folks. In Sweden, gun homicides surge, turning into the best in Western Europe. The hyperlink: Balkan weapons. From the shadowy routes of the previous Yugoslavia to the streets of Stockholm, we expose how illicit arms from the Western Balkans are fuelling gang wars and violence throughout the continent.
Folks & Energy traces these weapons from manufacturing facility flooring and black-market merchants to the scenes of a few of Europe’s deadliest crimes. With uncommon entry and firsthand testimony, we reveal the human value of an enormous prison community and a hidden warfare authorities can’t management.
Printed On 15 Feb 2026
