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Global Manhunt Ends: Notorious French Drug Trafficker Apprehended
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On Sunday, 29 March, Joël Soudron, one of the largest French drug traffickers, was arrested in Panama. He was one of the 60 most wanted fugitives in Europe. He had been on the run for eight years after his escape from a French prison. He used mules, these passengers who carry drugs in their luggage or on them. From Guadeloupe, he had built a logistics network to export drugs by plane from Cayenne or Pointe-à-Pitre to Paris. (Police, justice and …
The extradition procedure is under way: Joël Soudron, one of the most wanted French drug traffickers, was arrested in Panama. This 46-year-old Guadeloupian, accustomed to hiding in the past
This 46-year-old Guadeloupian has been on Europol's list of most wanted European criminals since 2021.
Joël Soudron was arrested in Panama after several years of cavalry. He escaped on 6 December 2018 on a leave of absence and had left French territory.
Soudron, 46, originally from Guadeloupe, was wanted in the context of a case of containerized cocaine trafficking.
Global Manhunt Ends: Notorious French Drug Trafficker Apprehended
French national Joel Soudron, one of France's most notorious drug traffickers, has been apprehended by Panamanian police. Soudron, linked to massive cocaine shipments, fled in 2018 and is wanted on charges including drug trafficking and money laundering. Extradition proceedings to France are in progress.
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