Under Norwegian law, Russian companies and citizens are prohibited from landing, launching or flying aircraft over Norwegian territory, with security around key infrastructure also beefed up after the Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
abc.net.au/news/norway-detains-russian-man-found-with-drones-arctic-border/101539380A 50-year-old Russian man has been detained in Arctic Norway with two drones and is suspected of flying the unmanned aerial vehicles somewhere in the country, according to police.
The Russian citizen, who was not identified, was returning to Russia when he was detained by authorities on Tuesday. Customs officers found two drones and several electronic storage devices in his luggage during a routine check at the Storskog border crossing, the sole crossing point between NATO-member Norway and Russia, prosecutor Anja Mikkelsen Indbjør said in a statement.The detained man is suspected of breaching sanctions that came into force after Russia went to war against Ukraine, Ms Mikkelsen Indbjør said.
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