https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norwegian customs officers at the Svinesund border between Sweden and Norway have seized more beer and spirits during the first half of 2017 than in the whole of last year. https://www.thelocal.no/20170712/beer-smuggling-between-norway-and-sweden-hits-record-levels Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:06:22 +0200 beer-smuggling-between-norway-and-sweden-hits-record-levels A 43-year-old woman was caught carrying khat by customs after taking the Hirtshals-Larvik ferry on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170425/norwegian-woman-caught-smuggling-gold-khat-and-cash-on-denmark-ferry Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:02:13 +0200 norwegian-woman-caught-smuggling-gold-khat-and-cash-on-denmark-ferry Surveillance cameras are set to be installed along the border between Sweden and Norway in an effort to catch drug traffickers, after a trial run resulted in treble the amount of drug runs being busted. https://www.thelocal.no/20161024/can-cctv-curb-drug-runs-between-sweden-and-norway Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:50:38 +0200 can-cctv-curb-drug-runs-between-sweden-and-norway Two Brits accused of being involved in a garlic smuggling operation between Norway and Sweden have been cleared of aggravated customs offences charges by a Swedish district court. https://www.thelocal.no/20160708/two-brits-cleared-of-garlic-smuggling-between-norway-and-sweden Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:20:59 +0200 two-brits-cleared-of-garlic-smuggling-between-norway-and-sweden