Here is a better article: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http://www.dn.se/sthlm/stort-piratbeslag-i-stockholm-1.815258

I read about this in the local newspaper a few days ago. Their angle was that because he used small pieces of paper as the only means of communication he was able to prevent being caught by the police (implying that had he used modern technology it would have been much easier for the police intercept his messages and catch him). That article didn't even bother mentioning his use of "cryptography".