The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has launched a preliminary investigation into reports that a Norwegian-owned company is linked to the sale of sirens to the Lebanese Hezbollah group that exploded last week.

Taiwan, Hungary and Bulgaria are already investigating possible links in the supply chain.

“PST has initiated a preliminary investigation to determine whether there are grounds to initiate a (full) investigation based on allegations in the media that a Norwegian-owned company may have been involved in the distribution of sirens to Hezbollah,” said Harris Hrenovitsa, PST’s attorney. in a written message to Reuters.

Earlier he had told the Norwegian news agency NTB that the police have no specific suspects at the moment.

Bulgarian authorities said last week they were investigating Norta Global Ltd, based in Sofia, which was founded in 2022 by 39-year-old Norwegian Indian-born Rinson Jose, a businessman with alleged ties to the Mossad.

Jose’s Linkedin profile shows that he has been employed by DN Media Group since February 2020, in the sales department.

The 39-year-old left for a scheduled business trip – a conference in Boston, US – on September 17, the day of the Hezbollah blasts in Lebanon.

According to Norwegian media, the last communication he had with colleagues via email was on September 18. His employer told Reuters that he has not been able to be contacted since.

Jose declined to comment on the whistleblowers in a phone call last week and hung up when asked about the Bulgarian company.

Reuters also reports that it has found no evidence linking Norta Global to DN Group.