Three Russian men and a Russian woman were arrested after allegedly photographing a banned object in Nordland.
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This is what the Nordland Police District writes in a press release on Monday.
The Russians were stopped at a checkpoint in Mosjøen on Tuesday 11 October. The four had gone to Norway via Finland and explained that they were tourists.
When the police searched the car, they found a good amount of photographic equipment and extensive photographic material.
– Police have not found a drone in this case, just normal cameras, they write in a press release on Monday.
All were produced in custody on Thursday. The next day, the Helgeland District Court agreed to put them in custody for seven days.
You are arrested in a short time
The same day the four Russians were arrested, a 50-year-old Russian captured with two drones in Storskog.
Friday of the same week was one o’clock A 51-year-old Russian arrested at Tromsø Langnes airportalso with a drone.
Both were remanded in custody for two weeks and both appealed the sentences.
– Now we see the consequences of the new security situation in Norway, Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said at a press conference on Monday morning.
– The cases we have seen in recent days underline the importance of all the preparation we have put in place after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Nor can we rule out that there will be other similar cases in the future.
Always keeping the border open
The police do an important and good job, and it’s good that they are vigilant, Mehl continues.
– Therefore, I am not surprised that they are able to discover this type of business.
According to the Minister of Justice, the authorities are closely monitoring developments on the Russian border.
– We do not see that there has been a major change in the number of people traveling across the border. This is part of what we follow, because it can impact the ability to control those who actually travel, Mehl says.
– At this moment we think it is right to insist that the border is a little open, even if strong restrictions have been imposed, among other things, on the opportunities for Russians to obtain tourist visas in Norway.
