A Danish intelligence employee received a four-month conditional prison sentence for stealing nearly 600 fentanyl ampoules from police headquarters. The 36-year-old man took the powerful opioid from PET headquarters in Søborg during 2021.
Glostrup Court convicted the employee on Thursday for abuse of position and theft. Prosecutor Line Scharf confirmed the sentence will not be served due to the case's lengthy processing time.
The employee also stored 85 firearm cartridges at his Hornbæk residence. This violated both weapons regulations and public employee duty of care requirements.
Court proceedings occurred largely behind closed doors to protect PET's operational methods. National security concerns prevented public access to evidence about the intelligence agency's work practices.
Prosecutors dropped a third charge at the trial's start due to insufficient evidence. The employee had previously confessed to substance abuse issues according to case documents.
PET originally reported their employee to the independent police complaints authority. The 36-year-old wasn't present for Thursday's verdict reading.
He has two weeks to decide whether to appeal the conviction to Denmark's Eastern High Court. The conditional sentence means he avoids prison unless committing new crimes.
This case reveals concerning security gaps within Denmark's primary intelligence service. Stealing hundreds of opioid doses from a high-security facility suggests significant procedural failures.