Work at every other building site was stopped
Of the 500 construction sites controlled by the Labour Inspection Authority in May, work on almost half was stopped. Now, 200 businesses are likely to…
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Nav stopped child support (barnetrygden) for 17,000 children abroad
17,000 children stayed so long abroad in 2017 that Nav stopped paying child allowance. The reason for their foreign stays were not recorded. According…
Man arrested after Toyota is stopped, carrying twelve passengers
A police patrol stopped a Toyota Auris on Saturday night, with a total of twelve people inside at Kalbakken in Oslo. ‘The patrol observed…
Drunk driver with aviation fuel Stopped
With jet fuel as cargo and rising blood alcohol the heavy transport driver instantly came down to earth when he Tuesday was stopped by police…
Turkish minister stopped at the border – was to run election campaign
A Turkish minister has been apprehended by the Rotterdam police after being stopped by Dutch border police earlier in the day, NTB reports citing Dutch…
Man caught three times in one day for driving under the influence
A man in his 30’s refused to leave his car even though he was intoxicated. He was stopped by the police three times during one…
Ferry controls have stopped 47 people
The temporary border controls at ferry quays has cost Norway 15 million NOK. So far the result is that 47 people have been stopped. The…
Police licensed for control
A police car was stopped Wednesday morning in a major control check on E18 in Grimstad. The inspection revealed that the car was not endorsed…
The decline in the number of books taken out from libraries has stopped
For ten consecutive years, the numbe of books taken out from Norwegian public libraries dropped, but in 2015 the number remained at the level of…
Norwegian photographer not allowed to enter an industrial company
A photographer from LO Media were stopped to enter an industrial company in Kongsberg. The reason was that he was born in Vietnam. On last…
Indian migraine medicine is stopped after blood test cheating
A medicine for migraines may no longer be sold in Norway after an Indian firm cheated on the results of blood tests. The drug Eletriptan…
Boys on Pokémon Go stopped by police
Two teenage boys looking for a Pokémon had to be stopped by police as they climbed the outside of a nursing home in Mo i…
Smuggler caught with 83,000 cigarettes in the car
Customs in Kongsvinger caught a man (30) with 83,000 cigarettes and over two kilograms of tobacco in the car. The cigarettes were found in a…
A truck with 12,500 liters alcohol was stopped at Svinesund
A truck with 12,500 liters alcohol and 49200 cigarettes in the cargo was stopped at Svinesund in June. The seizure represents 1 million in evaded…
Swede stopped at the border with 1,500 liters of beer
The trip turned expensive for a Swedish man who tried to cross the border at Ørje in Østfold. Customs officers found 1.500 liters of beer…
Migrants heading for Norway stopped by Russian intelligence
The Russian intelligence service FSB claims to have stopped two groups of migrants who were heading for Norway by sea The migrants from Iran, Syria,…