South of Toulouse: customs seize 5,100 packets of cigarettes and 7 liters of vodka
On Sunday, customs officers intercepted a vehicle in Cierp-Gau, north of Luchon in the south of Haute-Garonne. They discovered more than 500 cartons of cigarettes and bottles of vodka. The driver was taken into custody.
In the heart of the Ascension weekend, the cigarette lover may slip through the cracks. Lack. Indeed, the customs officers of the Cierp-Gaud brigade, in the south of Haute-Garonne, had planned a check on their town, north of Luchon. And they should not have regretted their day.
Indeed, they checked the driver of a Peugeot 3008 which was heading towards Toulouse. The search of this car quickly reveals bags and boxes containing cartons of cigarettes. In total, customs officers discovered 5,100 packets of cigarettes, or 510 cartridges, which bore Andorra’s tax stamp. A prize that represents a value of €50,000.
Judged Thursday in immediate comparison
This smuggler was also transporting bottles of vodka, 36 bottles of 20 Cl or more than 7 liters of alcohol. “We can estimate the sale of all of these products at €51,000”, specifies the regional customs department of Toulouse.
Placed in police custody in the premises of the Luchon gendarmerie brigade, this individual will be presented to the Saint-Gaudens prosecutor’s office. “We are going to seize the judge of freedoms and detention with requisitions for a warrant of deposit, specifies to La Dépêche du Midi the prosecutor of Saint-Gaudens Chirstophe Amunzateguy. This man should be tried Thursday within the framework of immediate comparisons, before the Criminal Court.”