The seizure of 450 kilos was carried out at the end of last week in the region of Bayonne. The main suspect was placed in pre-trial detention.

Nearly half a ton of cannabis, in the form of resin and grass, was seized by customs at the end of last week in the region of Bayonne, said Friday the customs direction of New Aquitaine .

Suitcases and trash bags. This seizure of 450 kilos of cannabis resin, contained in fourteen "Moroccan suitcases", indicates Southwest, and 16 kilos of cannabis herb, transported in garbage bags, was carried out on March 29 by agents of the Hendaye brigade, during a road check, according to a customs statement.

Presented as a Franco-Moroccan of 27 years. The driver of the vehicle tried to flee but was caught by customs officers who, says Southwest, "threw mini-harrows under his wheels, bursting one of the tires." Presented as a 27-year-old Franco-Moroccan, he was deported to the prosecutor's office of Chartres, in Eure-et-Loir, and placed in pre-trial detention.