Boy, 15, arrested over ‘cash for killing’ plot across Europe

The 15-year-old boy arrived in handcuffs at Surry Hills Children’s Court on Wednesday (Picture: AFP)

A teenage boy faces life in prison after allegedly trying to recruit contract killers as part of a cross-border gang war involving a ‘transnational crime syndicate’.

The 15-year-old from Sweden was arrested in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday morning on suspicion of using an encrypted application to facilitate an international ‘cash for killing’ operation.

It is alleged to have...