Ten people, including two active soldiers, were arrested and taken into police custody Tuesday in an investigation into a vast arms trafficking in France.

The network is suspected of supplying arms to drug traffickers and ultra-right wing supporters, sources familiar with the matter said.

Ten people, including two active soldiers, were arrested and taken into police custody Tuesday in an investigation into a vast arms trafficking in France, we learned on Wednesday from judicial sources close to the case, confirming information from TF1.

This crackdown was ordered by Parisian investigating judges charged since June 25, 2020 with a judicial investigation for "acquisition, possession, transfer, transport of category A and B weapons in a meeting" and "criminal association ", specified the judicial source.

The network is suspected of supplying arms to drug traffickers and ultra-right wing supporters, sources familiar with the matter said.

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