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The “love pills” in the sights of the gendarmes

2022-04-26T17:40:17.297Z


STORY - After flushing out a clandestine laboratory in Lyon, the soldiers dismantled a gang that was trafficking from the darknet.


Synthetic drugs continue their breakthrough on the world market, and France appears as one of its hubs.

Thus, on April 19, about fifty specialized gendarmes dismantled a formidable gang involved in international drug trafficking.

In total, five "narcos" were arrested in the territory, all suspected of being involved in the addressing of more than 23,000 shipments, by post, of MDMA, LSD and ecstasy in 46 countries.

No less than 700 kg would have been freed in this way, for a value of 7 million euros.

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Source: lefigaro

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