An unexpected seizure for the police.
On Friday, a crew from the Boulogne-Billancourt Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) found 23 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car during a traffic check on the Paris ring road.
Information revealed by the JDD, confirmed to
Figaro
by the Paris prosecutor's office.
It is 7 p.m. when one of the members of the BAC spots a Volkswagen Touran driving at high speed on the ring road.
The agents arrive at the Intercept Porte de Clignancourt and begin the usual checks.
When checking the driver's identity, they are bothered by the smell of ammonia.
While searching the trunk, the police came across 20 cocaine loaves wrapped in cellophane film.
Goods representing a jackpot of around 1 million euros.
Place of arrest.
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The driver, living in Yvelines, was placed in police custody directly after the seizure in the police station of the 15th arrondissement.
Initially, an investigation was opened and assigned to the Paris judicial police.
But the Anti-Narcotics Office of Nanterre (OFAST) demanded a hearing with the suspect shortly afterwards.
"
The flagrancy investigation was entrusted to OFAST initially under the direction of the Paris prosecutor's office, then more specifically from this Monday by the specialized interregional jurisdiction (JIRS) of Paris
", announces to
Figaro
the Paris prosecutor's office.
For several months, the suspect had been under investigation by the OFAST for reasons that have not yet been revealed.