A simple father, unknown to the courts, turned out to be one of the biggest drug traffickers in the Besançon region: the police seized 282 kilos of cannabis and 3.6 kilos of cocaine from his home. a value of more than 2 million euros, announced Tuesday, November 9 the police and the prosecution.
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The 29-year-old admitted to being a "
logistician who resells the drugs to other traffickers and not directly to retail
".
He was indicted and imprisoned on Monday, prosecutor Étienne Manteaux said at a press conference.
He was arrested Friday in his house in Mazerolles-le-Salin, a small town in the agglomeration of Besançon, at the end of an investigation of nearly two years carried out by the narcotics brigade of the departmental security of Besançon.
An "unusual profile"
The departmental director of public security of Doubs, Yves Cellier, underlined the “
unusual profile
” of the suspect, a man from the so-called “
408
” district, a former high place of drug trafficking in Besançon including the bars of HLM buildings are being demolished. A truck driver by profession, never convicted, he lived discreetly with his wife and children, which allowed him to prosper for years without being noticed. But he had an important real estate heritage little in relation to his official resources.
"
This is a historic seizure (for the Doubs department), apart from customs seizures that do not or little concern the national territory
," said Étienne Manteaux.
The latter specified that the drug was primarily intended to supply "
the narcotics market in the district of Planoise
".
During searches carried out at his home and in a nearby hangar, the police also discovered several tens of thousands of euros in cash.
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"
The intensity with which the police are trying to fight against this trafficking means that the products are no longer stored in Planoise but in the gendarmerie zone
", in the outskirts of Bisont, he noted.
Since the Planoise sector was classified as a republican reconquest district (QRR) in 2018, the thirty or so deal points identified at the time have been divided by two and two rival gangs who were vying for control of the drug market in this area. popular district, between November 2019 and March 2020, were dismantled.
