Russian with drones arrested at Arctic Norway border checkpoint
In a separate incident on Friday authorities investigated drone flights near a key energy installation elsewhere in Norway.
OSLO — A Russian-Israeli citizen was arrested on Thursday at the Storskog border crossing between Norway and Russia near Kirkenes in the Norwegian Arctic after police found two drones and several data storage units in his car during a routine check.
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