Eirik Jensen


Eirik Jensen 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. 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.

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. He formally retired from the police in December 2016, after his indictment for drug trafficking and corruption.

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. 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.

Books

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