Big Police Operation in Kristiansand – NRK Sørlandet – Local News, TV and Radio

Just after five thirty on Tuesday night, the police say they are in the process of ending the operation.

– In relation to an incident in Kristiansand, where the Agder police received assistance from Oslo, the police are now in the process of completing operational tasks, the operations center claims.

At 4:20 pm, the police declared that there had been no “special drama” in connection with the action in Kristiansand.

– This morning, the police received a message that made us want to prepare for various eventualities, reports the Agder Police Operations Center.

The police further affirm that they will return with more information when they have clarified the course of events.

According to the NRK experience, this is a hostage action that takes place in a district of Kristiansand.

Two people are to be arrested, NRK is informed at 3:45 p.m. No one should be hurt. It is a drug-related settlement in an environment known to the police.

The police helicopter has moved from Kristiansand to Vennesla.

I will not comment

At the moment, the police will not provide further information.

– For the sake of the assignment that is still in progress, I still cannot say what it is about, Agder police operations manager Vidar Arnesen tells NRK.

At 2:26 p.m., the Agder police issued a press release.

Indicates that they have received assistance from development assistance resources in connection with an ongoing assignment.

– At the moment, we do not want to comment on the transfer, but there is no reason to believe that there is any danger to the population, says Arnesen in the press release.

Working to get an overview

The police are now working to obtain an overview and therefore will not be able to comment further on the situation.

The police helicopter was observed in the early afternoon at Odderøya in Kristiansand, but according to Arnesen, the mission is taking place elsewhere in the municipality.