Three men from Sweden charged for post office robberies in Oslo and Moss

Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB

Three men living in Sweden have been charged for the post office robberies that took place at Etterstad in Oslo last year and at Høyden in Moss in 2018.

According to the indictment, on the morning of May 22 last year, the Etterstad post office was robbed by the three men. Two employees were threatened with a gun, and the robbers left the scene with up to NOK 20,000.

The employees were also handcuffed.

The three are also accused of robbing the Høyden post office in Moss on the morning of June 9, 2018. There too, an employee was threatened with a gun and handcuffed. The robbers stole NOK 31,628 and currency with a total value of NOK 249,198, among other valuables. 

Coordinated police operation

The men, who are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, were arrested in a coordinated operation of the Norwegian and Swedish police in the Stockholm area in August last year. Two of the men are Swedish citizens, while the third has Turkish citizenship.

The newspaper Avisa Oslo first mentioned the charges against the three.

The lawyer of the man in his 60s, Usama Ahmed, told the newspaper that his client does not admit criminal guilt for any of the robberies. The newspaper has not come into contact with the two other defendants’ lawyers.

The case is set to start in Oslo District Court on February 14.

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