Trygve Slagsvold Vedum will make it more difficult to smuggle through Innlandet – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio

When the customs officials stopped the lorry with 4 million cigarettes recently, the cigarettes had been tried to be hidden among other goods. It is one of the largest cigarette fittings ever made in Norway. The exempted taxes amount to NOK 16 million. Due to the police investigation, they cannot say where or when the seizure was made. This is a significant customs seizure of cigarettes. The largest seizure of cigarettes that has been made was in Oslo in 2009. There, 6.9 million cigarettes were seized. CUSTOMS SCANNER: The images from the customs scan showed that there were more than ordinary goods the truck was trying to get into Norway. 4 million cigarettes were hidden in the cargo. Photo: Customs will take more drugs at the border On Monday morning, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) brought the good news to the employees at the customs station at Magnormoen. Now they will also be able to stop the introduction of narcotic substances and other contraband into Norway more quickly. The Magnormoen control station in Eidskog is the largest road border crossing without a scanner. Now the government wants to spend NOK 35 million so that they too get it. 35 MILLION: The government will spend NOK 35 million on Magnormoen control station in Eidskog to get a scanner. Photo: Ann-Kristin Mo / news Expecting more seizures In ten minutes, the scanner can control a train that crosses the border. Without it, it can take several hours for the customs officials to unload a wagon train in search of contraband. It led to the discovery of 700 kilograms of drugs on the way into two trucks in Norway recently. The seizures were made following the cases of cocaine in banana boxes. Because with better control equipment, an increase in seizures is expected. The customs agency acquired the first scanners in 2004. Over the years, they have been replaced by scanners with better technology to detect smuggling. The customs agency currently has one stationary scanner at Svinesund and three mobile scanners, all in Eastern Norway (Ørje, Grenland, Oslo harbour).



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