Customs agents can equip themselves with pepper spray
Legislation has now been introduced in the Weapons Regulations which allows customs service personnel to be equipped with pepper spray for use in emergency situations.
– “I am pleased that this referendum is in place so that customs agents can now carry pepper spray, as they have wished,” says Finance Minister Siv Jensen (Frp) in a press release.
The trial project conducted in 2016 and 2017 showed that the customs officers felt that it was a great safety measure to carry pepper spray, even though they never got into situations where they needed to use it. The Customs Administration wanted the scheme to become permanent, and a proposal for this was sent to a hearing in June this year.
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