Seven tonnes of cannabis resin seized near Paris; seven arrested
French police seized seven tonnes of cannabis resin from a shipment arriving from Morocco on 31 January 2010, with an estimated street value of 35 million euros. Seven people were arrested after an investigation running between Morocco and Spain, and the load was destroyed at Gonesse on 23 February.
French police seized seven tonnes of cannabis resin from a shipment arriving
from Morocco on Sunday 31 January 2010.[1]The load had an estimated street
value of 35 million euros.[1]Seven people were arrested after an
investigation that ran between Morocco and Spain.[2]
Display and destruction
The seizure was presented at Nanterre, in Hauts-de-Seine, in early February.[1]On 23 February 2010, officers unloaded the packages from a truck at
Gonesse, a suburb north of Paris, before destroying them.[2]
Photos and video
Police officers unload packages of the seized cannabis from a truck in Gonesse before its destruction on 23 February 2010. Photo by Miguel Medina.Photo details
AFP via Getty Imagesgettyimages.fiPolice officers unload from a truck packages containing drugs before destroying them on February 23, 2010 in Gonesse, a suburb of Paris
Open questions the AI reported
Both opened pages carry AFP agency material; a second independent account of the seizure could not be opened, and the Reuters and US INCSR corroborations found in search could not be opened either.
The opened sources give no names, charges or trial outcome for the seven people arrested.
AFPTV footage of the seizure exists on the Getty video page, but no direct file or stream address for it could be recovered, so no video entry was added.
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