How does smuggling develop on the Norwegian part of the Internet? As the police admit, this activity is becoming more and more common. An example of this is one of the groups on the popular social networking site Facebook. Currently, one of them already has 4 members, and thematically it brings together people who "want to buy cheap tobacco products or alcoholic originating from smuggling.
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Norwegian police are becoming more and more effective
According to Inspector Grete Winge, who is head of the Joint Crime Prevention Unit in the South West Police District, Norwegian services are increasingly successful in tracking down and detecting Internet-based crimes. All thanks to the active attitude of officers who make their presence more and more clearly visible in social networks.
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Above all, against sexual crime
As Winge mentions, the actions of the Norwegian police are primarily directed against sexual crime, as well as violence and exploitation of children. These are the highest priority tasks. To increase effectiveness, it is necessary to engage more and more human resources and use and expand technical knowledge.
Are you buying smuggled goods? You're breaking the law
Thanks to the active attitude of police officers on the Internet, they are able to detect and track down other crimes as well. These include the increasing sale of smuggled goods. It is worth remembering that buying such products is also against Norwegian law. They show the signs of supporting smuggling, which is also punishable by law. Buyers also become part of the criminal world in this way.
The growing scale of the problem
According to Norwegian media, the scale of the smuggling problem is growing every year. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about, among others: about the detected attempt to illegally import almost 50 into Norway. liters of duty-free alcohol. This goods was discovered by customs officers from Svinesund. If criminals managed to smuggle this alcohol, the Norwegian tax office would lose over 2 million kroner as a result.
Smuggling. Not only Poles
Although the above event was hailed as a record, and Poles were the would-be smugglers, not only our compatriots are engaged in this activity. Alcohol smuggling through the Norwegian border is also the participation of residents of such countries as: Lithuania, Belarus, Latvia, Ukraine, Germany and, above all, Sweden. At the same time, as customs officials report, it is primarily attempts to smuggle Polish beer are most often detected at the border. The statistics do not lie - it is enough to mention that in 2016 almost 600 people were detected. liters of illegal beer, when in 2000 it was less than 50 thousand. liters.
