Cocaine illustration.
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C. Villemain / 20 Minutes
This Monday, the Pas-de-Calais police seized 90 kg of cocaine hidden in a van and arrested its driver.
The operation was organized thanks to a report on the platform moncommissariat.fr, launched at the end of 2020 to report the points of deal, we learned from a police source.
Following information deposited on this platform and “that we were able to cross-check”, this vehicle “logically promised to England” was intercepted around 3 am, in Coquelles, a town which houses the start of the tunnel. under the Channel, we explained to the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of Pas-de-Calais.
A market value of more than 6 million euros
In a hatch inside the van, the police discovered loaves of cocaine.
According to the police, the value of the goods is estimated at 6.3 million euros.
The driver, "who is said to be of Italian nationality", was arrested.
In the department, "it is rare that for a flagrante delicto, there is such a quantity", added the DDSP, specifying that an investigation had been opened, entrusted to the judicial police of Coquelles.
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