3650 FFP2 masks, as worn above, were seized (illustration). - NICOLAS MESSYASZ / SIPA

Periods of crisis are often the occasion for trafficking of all kinds. And in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic, the protective mask is becoming a popular item on the black market. Thus, this Wednesday, the police placed on the alert a pharmacy manager of Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine). She is suspected of illicit sale of masks.

# COVID19 | At #IssyLesMoulineaux, the manager of a pharmacy was taken into custody for the illegal sale of masks.
➡️ 3,745 masks seized
By trying to take advantage of the current situation, you endanger the lives, perhaps those of your loved ones. #SoyezResponsables pic.twitter.com/2aapGmMSCm

- Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) April 1, 2020

A total of 3,745 masks were seized. In detail, this gives "95 surgical masks and 3,650 FFP2 type masks," said a police source. She adds that "the investigation was entrusted to the Siaap (intervention and assistance service to the population) of Issy-les-Moulineaux".

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