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Police seize 18,000 cans of beer (Party at the squad house!)
Aftenposten Nettutgaven ^
| 6.18.03
Posted on 06/18/2003 7:54:51 PM PDT by mhking
Norway's increasing focus on lawbreaking at sea landed a sizeable catch when five people were arrested for smuggling 750 cases of beer on a 25-foot leisure vessel off Arendal. All five were arrested on suspicion of violating customs laws.
"We have arrested two persons who were on board the boat. In addition, we have arrested three others whom we believe are connected to the case," said police lawyer Terje Skaar of Arendal police district.
Police would not comment what led them to the bust. The cargo of beer, which filled the fishing vessel, was confiscated. The 18,000 cans, plus a smaller quantity of wine and spirits, were purchased in Denmark and brought from there by boat.
"The investigations will reveal whether this is an organized operation of just a one-off case," Skaar said. Skaar said the 750 cases could hardly qualify as being for personal use, an argument often used to try and defend possession of massive quantities of consumables.
The maximum sentence for this type of violation is six months in prison, plus fines.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beer; beerbust; holdmuhbeer; watchthis
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:54:52 PM PDT
by
mhking
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
"18,000 bottles of beer on the wall, 18,000 bottles of beer..."
"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:56:05 PM PDT
by
mhking
To: mhking
possession of massive quantities of consumables The suspects:
To: Larry Lucido
LOL
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:02:59 PM PDT
by
Thinkin' Gal
(Guten Tag!)
To: Thinkin' Gal
They're from France, you know. :-)
To: Larry Lucido
I'll make a home for all these items right
Here
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:06:05 PM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: mhking
Beer pong anyone?
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:06:29 PM PDT
by
Mich0127
To: mhking
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:20:59 PM PDT
by
Drango
(To opt on or off my *NPR/PBS* Ping list please Freep mail me)
To: mhking
Can anyone be sure they weren't three Kentucky bass fisherman who took a wrong turn?
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:47:00 PM PDT
by
SoDak
To: mhking
The suspects:
"Oh, way to go hosehead! I told ya we shoulda taken the van instead!!!"
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posted on
06/19/2003 2:03:24 AM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: SoDak
OK, what was the crime exactly? Just reading this makes me need to pee.
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posted on
06/19/2003 8:37:00 AM PDT
by
manic4organic
(An organic conservative)
To: mhking
"Mmmmmm...felonious beer..."
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posted on
06/19/2003 8:51:06 AM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
(Beware the tyrrany of the urgent.)
To: mhking
Shipping Coors beer east of the Mississippi is bottlegging, y'all. What we're dealin' with here is a complete lack o' respect for the law.
To: manic4organic
Probably tax evasion seeing as how this is a Scandinavian country that traditionally likes it's taxes. Makes it hard to claim my Norwegian heritage the way the governments are run back in the old country.
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posted on
06/19/2003 9:19:55 AM PDT
by
SoDak
To: mhking
Beer smuggling. It's real. It's dangerous. It's... it's smuggling. Oh the inhumanity!
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