No one prosecuted for smuggling 26,000 bottles of spirits that were seized in Sigdal – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio

Sometime between 18 June and 1 July last year, a lorry drove into Norway, fully loaded with stolen liquor. The lorry was parked on a property in Sigdal. Behind the trailer were 25,920 bottles of gin. The value is NOK 8.4 million. Had dynamite in the drawer at home A man in his 40s disposed of the property where the trailer was found. He appears in Buskerud district court on Tuesday, accused of serious money laundering. The man says he neither owns the seized liquor nor knows how it got to Norway. Over 18,000 liters of gin were smuggled into Norway. Photo: The police His defender is lawyer Julie Conradi-Larsen. She says the man will plead guilty to serious money laundering. – He explains that he has let someone park this trailer on a property to which he had access. And then that’s how he sees it, gross money laundering. In other words, he has assisted the other person who owns the alcohol, she says. Lawyer Julie Conradi-Larsen. Photo: Maria Kommandantvold / news The man in his 40s is also accused of having stored 591 grams of dynamite. He is said to have kept this in a dresser drawer in the entrance hall at his own home. The police also believe that the man has produced at least 75 liters of spirits with a strength of around 50 per cent. He also pleads guilty to this. 18,000 liters The police have also brought charges against a man in his 20s. They believe he received 980 bottles of gin, and that he knew the alcohol stemmed from a criminal offence. His defender is lawyer Albulena Krasniqi. She says the man pleads guilty to aggravated theft. Albulena Krasniqi defends the man in his 20s. Here during another trial. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB Each of the bottles of gin contained 70 cl. In total, there were over 18,000 liters of gin in the truck. No one has been charged with having smuggled the liquor. The police refer to it as a large seizure. They do not wish to be interviewed before the trial, which takes place in Buskerud District Court on Tuesday and Wednesday.



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