326 kg of cannabis resin seized in A9 go-fast near Le Boulou
On the night of 28 October 2020, French border police intercepted a go-fast SUV on the A9 near Le Boulou, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, and seized 326 kilograms of cannabis resin. The driver and his passenger were arrested after the driver refused to stop and fled toward the motorway.
🇫🇷 A9 at the village catalan service area, Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Pyrénées-Orientales · France
Arrested
2
Cannabis
326 kg
Agencies
Service de police aux frontières territorial (SPAFT) Le Perthus, Cellule de coordination et de lutte judiciaire de nuit (CCLJN)
On the night of 28 October 2020, the SPAFT Le Perthus and the CCLJN carried out
the operation that intercepted a go-fast on the A9.[1]At about 23:00 the SUV,
which had come from the Perthus, was approaching Le Boulou when the department
was still under a 21:00 curfew.[1]The vehicle was ultimately intercepted at
the aire du village catalan, the A9 service area on the commune of
Banyuls-dels-Aspres.[1]
Border police then arrested the driver and his passenger and seized326
kilograms of cannabis resin.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
326 kg
Agencies
Service de police aux frontières territorial (SPAFT) Le Perthus; Cellule de coordination et de lutte judiciaire de nuit (CCLJN)
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (326 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Pyrénées-Orientales
Sources
L'Indépendantlindependant.frFRPyrénées-Orientales : plus de 300 kilos de résine de cannabis saisis lors de l'interception d'un go-fast sur l'A9
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no figure for the value of the 326 kg, so no value estimate is recorded.
The article does not report the charges, a plea or any court outcome for the two arrested people.
The article gives no figure for the number of vehicles in the convoy; the only vehicle named is the SUV carrying the resin.
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