Eirik Jensen

Eirik Jensen (born 30 July 1957) is a Norwegian drug trafficker and former policeman. He was convicted by Oslo District Court of drug trafficking and gross corruption in a high-profile case known as the Cappelen/Jensen case in 2017, and sentenced to the maximum penalty in Norway, 21 years' imprisonment.[1] He was again convicted and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment by Borgarting Court of Appeal in 2020. Jensen has also published a crime novel and an autobiography.

Eirik Jensen
Born (1957-07-30) July 30, 1957
NationalityNorway
Known forDrug trafficking
Criminal statusDrug trafficking, corruption
Criminal penalty21 years' imprisonment

Career prior to arrest

Jensen served in the Norwegian police force from 1977 to 2014; he was promoted to superintendent and had a key role in the Oslo Police Department's efforts against organised crime.[2] He formally retired from the police in December 2016, after his indictment for drug trafficking and corruption.[3]

Conviction for drug trafficking and corruption

Jensen was arrested in 2014 and charged with gross corruption and drug trafficking; in 2017 he was convicted by Oslo District Court of gross corruption, drug trafficking and criminal possession of weapons, and sentenced to the maximum penalty in Norway, 21 years' imprisonment.[1][4][5] On appeal he was found guilty by the jury, but only of the charge of gross corruption; however the judges declared that the verdict was obviously wrong and that Jensen was obviously guilty of all charges and therefore invalidated the jury verdict and ordered a new trial without a jury. In 2020 Jensen was found guilty of all charges by Borgarting Court of Appeal and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment; this concluded the case as the guilty verdict as such may not be appealed any further.[6]

Books

Jensen published an autobiography titled På innsiden in 2015 and a crime novel titled Attentatet in 2016.[7]

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References
  1. Norway jails top policeman for smuggling hashish, BBC
  2. Eirik Jensen fikk 21 års fengsel av tingretten, Aftenposten
  3. Jensen-rettssaken, Verdens Gang
  4. Norwegian ex-cop sentenced to 21 years for drug smuggling, The Local
  5. Norwegian Policeman Jailed for 21 Years in Drugs Case, US News & World Report
  6. Eirik Jensen dømt til 21 års fengsel
  7. Bokanmeldelse: Eirik Jensen og Thomas Winje Øijord: «Attentatet», Verdens Gang
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