He is one of the defendants in one of the biggest hashish cases in Western Norway ever. The police found 94 kilograms of hashish in large barrels, which were hidden in the terrain around his farm in Eikelandsosen. He himself claims that he did not know about the substance that was hidden there. – Of course I refuse, because I have nothing to do with it, says Bjørn Dahl. – How is it possible that there are 94 kilos of hashish on your farm, without you knowing about it? – It is very easy. How will we manage to keep track of a thousand acres of land in a hilly area? I have not had the opportunity to have an overview of it, he claims. – Damn, the Public Prosecutor’s Office believes that Dahl has had a role in a criminal group. And that he – through his role in the network – kept the hashish. State Attorney Kristine Herrebrøden is the prosecutor in the case. In front of news, she will not comment on Dahl’s claims that he is innocent on Tuesday. The farmer explains that he had an apprentice from Lithuania living on the farm. He claims that the person who lived with him is connected to other defendants. And so is he. – It’s absolutely too damned. I have the will to fight, he says. The farmer has been politically engaged in legalizing cannabis, and has appeared in news’s TV program Trygdekontoret, among other things. Twice he has sued the state after having his driver’s license revoked for using cannabis, without having been caught for driving under the influence. He won both cases. – Felt that they were against me A total of five men are accused in the case: Two Lithuanians and three Norwegians. The Norwegians are associated with Stavanger, Hardanger and Bjørnafjorden. The accused man (67) from Stavanger pleads guilty, but denies in court that he has been part of a criminal network. – I felt that it was them against me. I had to do as I was told. It was not voluntary cooperation, no, the man said during his explanation. He is accused of having stored at least 230 kilograms of hashish. He said that the accused Lithuanians, and several others, came and delivered drugs to him against his will. And that he never got rid of them. – They dropped 27 kilos of hashish. It was bad. It could be weak, because it had been left to rot. Or that it had been lying loose in a bag. He explained that he himself smoked a lot during this period. – I couldn’t sell it, and wanted to return it. But I didn’t get that. They were not easy to deal with, he said during the explanation. Lawyer Arvid Sjødin defends the man from Stavanger who is accused in the drug case. He explained in court that he did not have a voluntary cooperation with the accused Lithuanians. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news – Helt hinsides The prosecution believes that the five men organized a collaboration and got a total of 800 kilos of hash into the country. The men must have had different roles. Some are said to have imported the substance, while others are said to have been recipients in Norway, the prosecution believes. The accused man from Hardanger (46) admitted in court that he had abused hashish and sold it on. Among other things, he is accused of having stored and handed over at least 307.5 kilograms of hashish. – This is something I have managed even at a low level. These figures that are presented here, it is completely beyond the pale, he said during his explanation. He admitted in court that he knows two other defendants. And that one of the two accused Lithuanians has spent the night with him several times. The accused man from Hardanger (46) admitted that he has used and sold hashish, but denies that he has been part of a drug network. Here is the man’s defender, lawyer Nils Christian Nordhus. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news The major drug case in Western Norway was opened up after the police received decrypted messages in the communication network SkyEEC. The platform was shut down after an international police operation in 2021. – What makes the case special is that it is such a large quantity. We don’t often see that here in Western Norway, state prosecutor Herrebrøden told news when the case started on Monday. State prosecutor Kristine Herrebrøden is the prosecutor in the case, together with police prosecutor Jørgen Henriksen. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news Hello! Thank you very much for reading the case! Thinking of something? Do you have something on your mind that I should write about? I would be very happy to receive an email. Published 29/10/2024, at 22.06
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