A ton of cannabis was found in olive barrels

A Tonne of Cannabis Hidden in Barrels of Olives at the Spanish Border

The truck was intercepted as they leave Andalusia … A tonne of cannabis resin was seized on Monday in Biriatou (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), near the Spanish border, hidden in barrels of olives  on a lorry registered in Spain, it has been reported on Wednesday by Customs officials. Customs officers intercepted the truck on Monday afternoon, when he came […]

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Custom Officers discovered over 300,000 euros hidden in a car

Hendaye: Customs Officers find more than 300,000 euros Hidden in a Car

Over 8,000 undeclared bank notes, which could come from drug trafficking were found … Customs officers in Hendaye, announced earlier today that on the 8th October they intercepted a car which had 306,960 euros hidden in a fitted cover in a vehicle heading towards Spain, occupied by a man and two women of Dutch nationality.  Towards […]

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Driver arrested in Pyreenees-Orientales for having 1.9 million euros in car

Pyrenees-Orientales. 1.9 Million Euros Discovered in a Car

Customs agents in Port-Vendres (Pyrénées-Orientales) seized more than 1.9 million euros, hidden in the trunk of a vehicle. The driver was jailed. More than 1.9 million (1,918,460)  euros was found on Saturday inside a car on the junction at the toll Perthus (Pyrénées-Orientales) on the A9 motorway. The driver was taken into custody According to […]

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Customs discover a container with illegal waste

In Le Havre, Customs Intercepts 18 Tonnes of Hazardous Waste

Custom Officers of  Le Havre, who inspected a cargo container, due to be shipped by an automotive company to the African country of Mauritania, discovered that it contained hazardous waste whose export is illegal.  These included fuel filters, engines and used exhaust parts, according to a statement released earlier today, Wednesday, by customs.  Everything was stored […]

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Two brothers imprisoned

Two brothers imprisoned after the discovery of giant cannabis farm

Nantais Two are suspected of being responsible for the giant cannabis farm found in a house in Malville in January … Customs at the time spoke of “one of the biggest if not the biggest, indoor seizures in France.”  The drug seizure took place in late January in Malville, to the west of Nantes.  In a house of 350 […]

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A tonne of tobacco was seized by customs in the Loire last year

Smuggling – A Tonne of Tobacco seized in the Loire Atlantique

The customs of the Loire Valley made its 2014 report A year of good results in the fight against tobacco smuggling. The customs of the Loire seized a tonne of contraband tobacco, last year. “This is a very good result” says Christophe Cuidard, Director of Customs Loire Valley. “Two thirds of these cigarettes seized the Nantes-Atlantique […]

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