Police officers from Pas-de-Calais seized Monday, March 8, 90 kg of cocaine hidden in a van and arrested its driver, thanks to a report on the platform moncommissariat.fr launched to report the points of deal, said a police source.
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Following information deposited on this platform and "
that we were able to cross
", this vehicle "
logically promised to England
" was intercepted around 3:00 am in Coquelles, a town which houses the start of the tunnel under La Manche, explained the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of Pas-de-Calais.
In a hatch inside the van, the police discovered loaves of cocaine.
The driver, "
who is said to be of Italian nationality
", was arrested.
In the department, "
it is rare that for a flagrante delicto, there is such a quantity
", added the DDSP.
The Coquelles judicial police were in charge of the investigation.
Launched last week, the moncommissariat.fr platform should allow everyone to report deal points near their home to the police and the gendarmerie.