Toulouse. A convoy intercepted on the highway: 5.5 kilos of cocaine seized by narcotics
By Gabriel Kenedi
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This is an important seizure that has just been made the narcotics squad of the PJ of Toulouse.
Three men arrested
On the night of Sunday December 18 to Monday December 19, 2022, around 4:30 a.m., the Toulouse judicial police arrested three men on the A62 motorwayat a toll station near the Pink City.
An opening car stopped
Obviously well informed, the police initially stopped the “opener” car, which does not carry any drugs but which is responsible for opening and make the go-fast as secure as possible (method used by traffickers to transport narcotics, which consists of driving at high speed to convey the drug, editor’s note).
On board the “opener” car, two men aged 30 and 36. According to our information, one of the two suspects would probably be known to the police and the justice system. The duo was placed in police custody in Toulouse in order to be heard by the investigators. These men are defended by Mr.e Merouane Khennouche for one, and by Me Christian Etelin, for the other. Contacted by Toulouse Newsthe lawyers did not wish to speak at this stage of the investigations.
5.5 kilos of coke seized
A few minutes later, it’s the carrier car, which was carrying the illicit merchandise, which was intercepted by law enforcement. Inside, the police seized not less than 5.5 kilos of cocaine. That is the equivalent of nearly 350,000 euros of goods, in the context of retail sales in the streets of the Pink City.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the convoy arrives from Belgium we The Netherlands and was trying to bring the drugs, intended to supply the local market, back to Toulouse. The custody was still in progress, this Tuesday noon.
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