Norway’s border guards on front line in battle against ‘cocaine tsunami’

The nordic nation has become a gateway to Europe for South American drug traffickersArmed with a powered screwdriver, a crowbar and a handheld scanner, the Norwegian customs officers climbed up a tower of refrigerated containers. With the striking scenery of the Oslofjord behind them and the refrigerator fans whirring, they forced open the back of a sealed banana container from Costa Rica.“You can get a glimpse of how much space there is inside,” customs officer Gard Belgen told the Observer during a visit to the port last week. Pointing inside the unit holding the fan and cooling vents, he added: “And on top you can fit multiple packages. If you had time to stick them in properly, you could get somewhere between 50 and 70 kilos.” Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/norways-border-guards-on-front-line-in-battle-against-cocaine-tsunami

Author : Miranda Bryant in Oslo

Publish date : 2024-08-25 08:00:04

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