A joint operation of the gendarmerie and the guardia civil to dismantle drug trafficking between Spain and France.

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national gendarmerie

  • The gendarmes had been investigating cannabis trafficking between France and Spain for a year.

  • We are talking about regular trips with loads of several tens of kilos of cannabis.

  • Eleven of those arrested will be presented to a Bordeaux examining magistrate.

Fourteen arrests come to complete a year of investigation into cannabis trafficking between France and Spain, for which the national gendarmerie and the Guardia civil have joined forces.

This Sunday morning, eight people were arrested in Gironde upon the arrival of three Spanish vehicles and six other suspects were arrested in Biscay (Spain) announced Thursday the gendarmerie in a statement.

She specifies “the seizure of nearly 40 kg of grass, 450,000 euros in cash and ten luxury vehicles.

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Cooperation between France and Spain

The investigation began in November 2019, when the Bordeaux research section learned that an individual domiciled in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (33) "was involved in the regular importation and trafficking of herbal cannabis by ten kilos from Spain.

The surveillance work identified the Bilbao region as the starting point for deliveries.

As proof of international trafficking has been reported, police and judicial cooperation with Spain has been set up.

The gendarmerie specifies that these arrests were postponed because of the period of confinement and the closing of the borders, which “temporarily disrupted this traffic”.

In Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, it was the three delivery men and the main customer who were arrested with the help of the GIGN branch.

About 70 gendarmes were mobilized to carry out the eight arrests and searches in Gironde.

At the same time, six arrests and searches were launched by the UOPJ


Biskaia.

"As part of European arrest warrants, the six men were detained before their transfer to France, where they will be questioned by the Bordeaux investigating magistrate," said the press release from the gendarmerie.

Five of the eight individuals arrested in Gironde will be summoned before the Bordeaux examining magistrate, bringing the number of suspects brought to justice in this case to eleven.

Miscellaneous

Perpignan: Cannabis trafficking dismantled between France and Spain, 18 people arrested

Miscellaneous

Lyon: More than 400 kilos of cannabis resin seized in the Saint-Rambert district

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