Massive Cocaine Bust at Dunkirk Port Shakes Illegal Trade
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Some 3.9 tons of cocaine were seized this week in the port of Dunkirk, for an amount of 225 million euros. A large seizure that once again confirms the attractiveness of drug traffickers for secondary ports. - Ballots were hidden in plastic waste: 3.9 tons of cocaine seized in the port of Dunkirk (Police, justice and other facts).
This discovery was made on Monday, but was only revealed on Thursday by Vanessa Perrée, head of the National Public Prosecutor's Office against Organized Crime (Pnaco). The drug, 167 ballots of cocaine hidden "in plastic waste", was found by the customs services of the External Surveillance Brigade (BSE) of the port of Dunkirk. The container, coming from Ghana, was "initially to destination in particular from the port of Antwerp", continues the …
The drug was discovered at the beginning of the week by customs officers in a container from Ghana. A total of 167 cocaine bundles hidden "in plastic waste" were seized.
Massive Cocaine Bust at Dunkirk Port Shakes Illegal Trade
French customs officers made a remarkable seizure of nearly 3.9 metric tons of cocaine, valued at €225 million, at Dunkirk port. This significant bust by France's organized crime prosecutors dealt a heavy blow to drug trafficking operations and highlighted the ongoing efforts against illegal narcotics smuggling.
This important seizure was carried out by customs in a container coming from Ghana which was originally to take the direction of the port of Antwerp in Belgium.
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