Eight charged after A1 go-fast stop yields 29 kg of cannabis resin
Eight men aged 23 to 58 were charged in France after police stopped a two-car go-fast at the A1 toll booth at Chamant, in the Oise, and searches of their homes found 29 kg of cannabis resin valued at 87,000 euros. Investigators say the group ran a cannabis and ecstasy traffic from Argenteuil, and seven of the eight were held in pre-trial detention.
🇫🇷 Péage de Chamant, Oise · France
Arrested
8
Charged
8
Cannabis
29 kg
Agencies
SIPJ 95 (interdepartmental judicial police service, Division de la criminalité territoriale (Dct) +1
Eight men aged 23 to 58 were arrested in an investigation into drug trafficking
and importation, after 241 kg of ecstasy tablets and 29 kg of cannabis were
seized at a toll booth on the A1 motorway in the Oise department.[1]Police
suspect the group of running a cannabis and ecstasy traffic from Argenteuil, in
the Val-d’Oise, since April, the Pontoise prosecutor’s office said.[1]
The ecstasy consignment came from Belgium and the cannabis from Morocco,
directed at the Paris region.[2]Officers intercepted the convoy at the
Chamant toll booth, described as the Saint-Chamant toll on the A1, in the night
of 19 to 20 November 2025.[3]The convoy had a lead car and a second vehicle
carrying the drugs, and about 40 officers were deployed, including the research
and intervention brigades of Versailles and Creil.[3]
Searches of the suspects’ homes produced 29 kg of cannabis resin, which police
valued at 87,000 euros, and 10,845 euros in cash.[3]Part of the resin was
meant for a dealer held at the Osny remand prison, police suspect, reportedly
brought in with the help of an employee of an outside company.[3]The eight
suspects were held at the Cergy police station and brought before the Pontoise
prosecutor’s office, and seven were placed in pre-trial detention.[3]
Photos and video
A police handout photograph illustrating the interception of the go-fast and the 241 kg of ecstasy tablets seized; the caption carries the credit DR.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
8
Charged
8
Cannabis
29 kg
Value (official estimate)
EUR 87,000
Agencies
SIPJ 95 (interdepartmental judicial police service, Val-d'Oise); Division de la criminalité territoriale (Dct), Val-d'Oise; Brigades de recherche et d'intervention (BRI) of Versailles and Creil
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (29 kg)
Activity
Trafficking, Smuggling
Setting
Vehicle, Land border
Charges
trafic de stupéfiants; importation de stupéfiants
Case stage
Charged
Force
No force reported
Operation
19 Nov 2025 – 20 Nov 2025
Region
Oise
Route
Morocco → France via A1 toll booth at Chamant
Sources
Le Parisienleparisien.frFR241 kg d’ecstasy : une saisie record dans un trafic de drogue dirigé depuis Argenteuil
Bladi.netbladi.netFRDrogue : un réseau de trafic entre le Maroc, la Belgique et Argenteuil démantelé
actu.fractu.frFRVal-d'Oise : un vaste trafic démantelé et 241 kg d'ecstasy saisis après l'interception d'un go fast
Open questions the AI reported
The 241 kg of ecstasy is out of the tracker's scope and is not recorded in the figures; no combined drug total is attributed to cannabis.
Reports differ on the toll-booth name: Le Parisien calls it the Saint-Chamant toll and actu.fr and Bladi.net call it the Chamant toll, both on the A1 in the Oise; the report uses Chamant.
The sources do not state whether any cannabis was found in the intercepted vehicles, nor how much of the 29 kg of resin was destined for the Osny prison or intercepted there.
The charges each suspect faces are not listed, and the two suspects who were still awaiting a hearing before the judge of liberties and detention are not identified.
No trial date or court outcome was reported; the case was at the charging stage.
The page photo is a police handout credited only as DR and is not established to show the 29 kg of cannabis resin; it is linked rather than used as a cover.
The Le Parisien headline and URL refer to MDMA and to a prison in Osny, while its visible text concerns ecstasy tablets and resin; the account follows the visible text and the matching details in the other two reports.
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