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Cannabis trafficking: one ton seized in the Paris region, five people arrested

2022-08-17T16:23:17.866Z


After nine months of investigation, five people involved in importing cannabis from Spain were arrested in the region...


After nine months of investigation, five people involved in importing cannabis from Spain were arrested in the Paris region at the end of last week, and more than a ton was seized, we learned on Wednesday August 17. with the Bordeaux prosecutor's office.

The Limoges Judicial Police and the Anti-Narcotics Office (OFAST) arrested five people last Thursday in the Paris region during the unloading of a truck from Spain containing "

one ton and 47kg of resin of cannabis

,” the prosecution said in a statement.

“Different Networks”

After their custody, they were indicted on charges of “

importing narcotics in an organized gang, drug trafficking and criminal association

”, and were placed in pre-trial detention, according to the prosecution. .

In November 2021, the PJ of Limoges, with the Sûreté de la Haute-Vienne, had initiated an investigation targeting a Limougeaud “

reputed to be specialized in the conveyance of narcotics

” and “

offering his services to various networks

”, in particular from the Spain "

for customers in the Paris region and in the north of France

".

The prosecutor's office of the Inter-Regional Jurisdiction (JIRS) of the Judicial Court of Bordeaux then seized the file, and one thing leading to another, the investigators managed to identify the heavy goods vehicle carrying out the convoys as well as its place of destination in Paris region "

where the goods were then distributed in vehicles of smaller capacity

", is it written in the press release.

The Limougeaud initially targeted by the investigations is one of the five people arrested during this operation.

"

This is the largest seizure of cannabis resin made by the Judicial Police of Limoges

," said the Bordeaux prosecutor's office.

Source: lefigaro

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