Norway has bilateral Customs Agreements with the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Russia. Norway also has a Customs Agreement with the EU and posts customs liaison officers in London, Madrid, Islamabad, and Karachi. Norway is also part of the joint effort, with Sweden, Finland and Denmark, to train Baltic police officers in narcotics work. Law Enforcement Efforts. He also said Chinese triads are established in Norway.
Official corruption is rare, and punishable under Norwegian law.
Though narcotics are rarely produced in Norway, authorities have witnessed an increase in drugs transiting Norway via the Balkan route. The route has changed as a result of the conflict in the Former Yugoslavia. Authorities note the drug business is becoming more dangerous to all concerned. Increasingly, recipients in Oslo pick up narcotics, kill the courier, and dump the body in a remote place outside of town. Drug-related violence often threatens police and their families.