Watch the police take action against the Russian luxury yacht at the top of the case!
This is confirmed by the police and the Armed Forces VG Wednesday evening. Forwards reported the incident first.
– There has been a cooperation check between the police, the Customs and the Coast Guard, says operations manager Mari Lillestø in Nordland police district.
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She adds that she does not know the background to the action.
The yacht is owned by former KGB officer Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, who is friends with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is unclear who was on board the boat when the action took place.
According to the police, the check took place at 1 p.m.
According to Fremover, the coastguard ship “Heimdal” first arrived at the quay around 10.30 on Wednesday morning, before police and customs officers showed up just under half an hour later.
Around a dozen servants are said to have boarded at the same time, and eyewitnesses tell the local newspaper that it was all experienced as an action.
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