In a study of global commercial truck drivers, nearly half of drivers tested postive to using alcohol when driving, and…
Criminal justice programs in Norway identified 349 people who were classified as victims of human trafficking activities in 2012. The…
In 2008, an estimated 1.2 billion music songs were digitally pirated on the Internet in Norway. In 2012, the number…
Between the years of 2000 to 2012, security officials in Norway arrested 1,585 Nigerians for drug trafficking crimes. In 2012…
According to the director of a electronics transaction consultancy, around 70 percent of the cash that is in circulation in Norway is used for criminal activities. Almost none of the cash in circulation is used to purchase goods in retail stores.
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, cocaine use in cities in Switzerland is among the highest in Europe.
Everyday, up to 1.5 grams of cocaine is consumed by every 1,000 citizens in the Swiss cities of Bern, Geneva, Lucerne and Zurich.
In other European cities such as Barcelona, London, Milan and Paris, between 0.5 to 1 grams of cocaine is used by every 1,000.
Norther European cities had the lowest reported levels of cocaine use, with Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki registering 0.15 grams of cocaine use daily per 1,000 residents.
Across Europe, up to 356 kilograms of cocaine is consumed each day, which is 10 to 15 percent of the total global cocaine consumption.
An estimated 415,000 liters of beer that was smuggled into Norway from other countries were seized in 2011.
Illegal fishing in the Barent Sea between 2002 and 2005 lead to 100,000 tons of cod stock being over-fished every year. In 2008, due to cooperation between Russia and Norway, the illegal fishing catch was down to 15,00 tons.
The United States Department of State has reported in their Investment Climate Statement that the first case of movie piracy for the 2008 hit “Iron Man” occurred in Norway.