[ad_1]
This article is over a month old and may contain outdated advice from authorities regarding coronary heart disease.
Stay up to date on the NRK overview or on the FHI website.
A few days ago, a foreign national tried to enter Norway over the Bjørnfjell border.
Due to lack of proof of coronation, he did not meet the conditions to enter the country, and was expelled from the border.
The same man is said to have tried to enter the country a second time.
– He had crossed the border, so the police contacted him for clues. It turned out that it was the same man who had been expelled a few days earlier. This is stated by the director of operations, Kjetil Kaalaas, from the Nordland Police District.
BLV mentioned the case for the first time.
You want tighter control
The actual checkpoint in Bjørnfjell is a short distance from the border. The discovery itself is considered random.
Therefore, Kaalaas believes that stricter controls are needed.
– We have previously experienced that people cross the border both legally and illegally when the police are not present. The vast majority meet the conditions and are honest. But it shows that there is a need for control on the ground.
The police control the Bjørnfjell border crossing, north of Nordland.
Photo: Jonny Karlsen / Armed Forces
Expect great pressure
Bjørnfjell is the closest border crossing to Sweden and is located east of Narvik.
Earlier this week, it became clear that border controls will be tighter. The National Guard, along with the police, has increased its staff.
Between 3,000 and 5,000 foreign seasonal workers are expected for this year’s winter fishing in northern Norway. Therefore, various measures are being initiated.
One of the measures to be implemented is a digital travel registration system.
Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen (H).
Photo: Malin Straumnsnes
– This means that people must pre-register digitally. They are then sent a code to show at the border to enter Norway, says Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen.
The system must, among other things, record names, contact information, quarantine location, and any employers.
The police will also make an effort.
– Effective immediately, border control at border crossings in Nordland will be further strengthened, said Heidi Kløkstad, head of police in Nordland.
