Le Figaro Nantes
The flair of the police officers of the Chantenay police station proved to be most effective.
Thanks to their nose and vigilance, their patrol turned into a
"nice catch"
.
Monday, at midday, during a check in a building located rue Ernest-Meissonnier, in the Dervallières district of Nantes, they smell a strong smell of drugs.
The canine squad is then called to confirm the situation.
“A dog marked in two places: a cellar and an apartment door”
, traces to
Figaro
, one of the investigators.
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At this time, an individual appears in the common areas and offers questionable explanations as to the person occupying the accommodation concerned.
Decision is made to arrest him and search the premises.
In the basement, the police will find 300g of herbal cannabis.
In the apartment, the socket will be even more important.
They get their hands on 4kg of cannabis resin, a small amount of cocaine, packaging sachets as well as five firearms - including a weapon of war -, a long gun and handguns - including shotguns .
"This shows that the traffickers are equipped to deal with armed opponents,"
says a source close to the investigation.
Door-to-door sale
Rarer, the police also discovered two bulletproof vests.
"This is proof that these individuals are becoming more professional,"
another source familiar with the matter
told
Le Figaro .
The accommodation, sublet to a person, was not empty at the time of the search by the police.
Four individuals were inside.
All were arrested.
These are three minors already known to the police for illicit activities in connection with a deal point and a 27-year-old man,
"unfavourably"
known to the police.
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The latter, who sublet the apartment, is suspected of managing a point of sale of drugs at home.
To advance this, members of the Departmental Security “Stups” group closely analyzed his phone.
They unearthed messages sent via Telegram, an encrypted messaging service.
This man is suspected of storing and preparing the drug while the minors acted as door-to-door delivery people.
Immediate appearance
He must be presented to the Nantes court on Thursday as part of an immediate appearance.
Two minors will later be summoned before the juvenile court.
The last two individuals involved were released at the end of their police custody for lack of evidence against them.
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From now on, the police are awaiting the results of the ballistic research carried out by the technical and scientific police.
The objective is to determine whether the weapons seized could have been used in shootings or settling scores, particularly in connection with drug trafficking.