Norwegian police did not have a quiet Easter. Extra personnel were called in and an appeal to the general public for information was issued, not least to individuals in criminal environments who possess important information.
We ask them to share it with the police, said Grete Lien Metlid at the Oslo police when the appeal was issued.
And on Sunday evening, she could announce that the hunt had yielded results. A 50-year-old man, who was already "well-known" to the police, had been arrested a few hours earlier.
The wanted person was arrested outside Oslo in connection with a residence in a neighboring district, says Metlid at a press conference.
Several Norwegian media outlets report that it involves a previously convicted double murderer.
Brutal murder
No one else is suspected of the murder of the robber, but the police do not rule out that others were involved, says Metlid. She does not want to speculate about a motive for the murder, which is described as very brutal.
The 46-year-old man who was found dead on Thursday was one of the individuals behind the largest cash robbery in Norway's history.
He was found in a forest area in Oslo at 11 pm after residents in the area had alerted the police about loud bangs.
57.4 million
The robbery against Norsk kontantservice (Nokas) in Stavanger in 2004 is the largest that has occurred in Norway.
The robbery lasted for about 20 minutes and the robbers got away with 57.4 million Norwegian kronor. Most of the loot has never been found. The robbery ended with a police officer being killed.
The 46-year-old was sentenced to 16 years in prison for involvement in the robbery. He has never admitted to being involved in the robbery, writes VG. In 2019, he was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for smuggling 50 kilos of cannabis. He was released in June 2024.
