The cooperation had allowed Norwegian and Swedish police officers to move between the borders in Värmland and Dalarna in Sweden and Innlandet in Norway.
However, in recent weeks Norwegian police have stopped carrying firearms after the terrorist threat level in the country was lowered.
Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported on Friday that the agreement was on the verge of breakdown as officers from Sweden could no longer cross the border into Norway as they are always armed.
“You get discouraged. After all, we work together with the Norwegians, and this means that we are not allowed to be in Norway,” Joakim Kristiansen, who leads the police on the Swedish side of the border.
Torgeir Haugen, section head of the operational department at the Norwegian Police Directorate, said that Swedish officers needed to follow Norwegian regulations when they cross the border.
“The police in Norway are unarmed. It is a political decision,” he said.
Joint patrols began due to an increase in cross-border crime and an increase in Swedish gang activity in Norway.
Kristiansen said it would be hard for the collaboration to continue as officers from both countries could no longer head on patrol together.
“We can no longer sit in the same police car. It is clear that there will be problems,” he said.
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