oslo former senior norwegian police officer sentence 21 years prison monday aid drug smugglers take bribe case captivate nation accustom clean law enforcement eirik jensen 60 retire charge combat oslo criminal gang deny accusations lawyer say would appeal prosecutors accuse jensen aid smuggle ring decade provide information police customs staff much via hundreds cryptic mobile phone text message return illegal payments jensen co-defendant gjermund cappelen admit organize import tonnes hashish prosecution key witness sentence 15 years prison case unique norwegian legal history oslo district court judge kim heger say read unanimous verdict police officer jensen actively deliberately contribute well-organized extensive import hashish say jensen lawyers argue trial evidence contact criminals merely result normal police work intend extract information receive money gift lose battle hope win war jensen attorney john christian elden tell reporters verdict make public appeal case rare norway rank world sixth-least corrupt country watchdog transparency international case generate vast media coverage include unusual live television broadcast part trial neighbor finland also among least corrupt nations former head helsinki drug squad sentence last year 10 years prison drug smuggle official misconduct crimes include tamper evidence case subject appeal norwegian policeman jail 21 years drug case