Europe 1 with AFP 5:30 p.m., March 2, 2023

More than two tonnes of cocaine packed in bags washed up last weekend and Wednesday on the Channel coast.

Sunday morning, several bags containing approximately 850 kg of cocaine had been discovered.

And on Wednesday, new bags washed up on the coast.

The total market value is estimated at almost 150 million euros.

More than two tonnes of cocaine packed in bags washed up on the Channel coastline last weekend and Wednesday, with an estimated retail value of nearly 150 million euros, it has been learned Thursday from a source familiar with the matter.

Sunday morning, on the beach of Réville in the Channel, several bags containing approximately 850 kg of cocaine had been discovered.

And on Wednesday, new bags washed up on the coast, as announced by the Channel prefecture in a press release.

This time, according to a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from Ouest France, it is 1.5 tons of cocaine, or a total of 2.3 tons, which is "historic".

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