The seizure had not been publicized.
However, it is one of the most important made in Brittany.
On Wednesday January 26, shortly before 6 p.m., 27.6 kilos of heroin were discovered by customs officers who were carrying out unannounced checks on the Armor Argoat rest area, near Saint-Gilles, between Rennes and Saint-Brieuc.
At the wheel, a 42-year-old man of Vietnamese nationality looks crestfallen.
Surprised by the panicked attitude of the driver, the customs services proceed to the search of the Audi A6 and get their hands on 53 bars of heroin hidden in two bags which were in the trunk.
Already known to the judicial services, the driver of the vehicle was indicted for importing narcotics in an organized gang, acquisition, possession, transport, offer or sale of narcotics, association of criminals with a view to the preparation of one or more crimes and misdemeanors punishable by 10 years' imprisonment.
He was remanded in custody.
Led by the research section of the Rennes gendarmerie, the investigation was the subject of the opening of a judicial investigation by the Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (JIRS), competent to dismantle the networks.
Miscellaneous facts
Brest: Suspected of having participated in international cocaine trafficking, four men and a woman arrested
Miscellaneous facts
Rennes: Five people indicted for major cocaine trafficking
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