Police uncover huge narcotics stash
November 18, 2009
Even police with years of experience in narcotics seizures say they’re amazed by the vast quantities of drugs they’ve recently found stored in Oslo. An intense search for those behind the drugs flowing into Norway has led to the discovery of more than 10 storage sites around the capital and several arrests. Raids on suspected [...]
Norway tops in narcotics seizures
November 5, 2009
No other country in Europe has seized more quantities of methamphetamines than Norway, according to a new study. Drugs of all kinds continue to flow into the country, but seizures indicate that Norway has emerged as one of the largest markets for methamphetamines in the region, and the number of people trying to get off [...]
Police crack drug-smuggling ring
July 23, 2009
Police in Østfold County, southeast of Oslo, have charged 12 persons in connection with a major narcotics operation believed to have smuggled several hundred kilos of amphetamines into Norway. Three of those charged are Norwegians, eight are from Lithuania and one is from Latvia. Police said they were able to crack the drug-smuggling ring after [...]
Drugs flow around central station
July 20, 2009
Oslo’s Central Train Station (Sentralstasjon, Oslo S) has gained a reputation as “Drugs Central” because of all the pushers and addicts lingering around its entrances. The station is Norway’s largest transit point, and provides a dubious welcome to commuters and visitors alike.Drug addicts have long been a problem around the station. For years, they gathered [...]
