The operation mobilized more than 250 police officers.
It targeted Tuesday morning a major drug trafficking in the city of Castellane in Marseille, we learned this Wednesday from the Marseille prosecutor's office.
During this haul, 173 kg of cannabis, 648 g of cocaine were seized, as well as a Kalashnikov assault rifle, four handguns and 224,424 euros in cash.
Several vehicles and bulletproof vests were also seized, and 18 people arrested and taken into police custody.
The investigations, carried out by the anti-narcotics office in Marseille, began a year ago around a very active team.
According to the Attorney General of the Republic Dominique Laurens, they “have revealed the existence of a vast criminal structure, diversified and hierarchical capable of carrying out the supply, management, and resale of resin and resin. cannabis herb, and cocaine in the city of Castellane ”.
From the manager to the nanny, all the protagonists identified
All the protagonists of this network have been identified as well as their level of participation: supervisor, manager, feeder, nanny.
Likewise, several dwellings serving as storage places were identified and searched, within the city but also nursing apartments outside La Castellane.
The 18 people arrested should be indicted for "transport, possession, offer or transfer unauthorized acquisition of narcotics, criminal conspiracy and non-justification of resources".
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