2 men held on A4 at Hatrize with cannabis for prison delivery
Customs officers stopped two men aged 28 and 23 on the A4 at Hatrize on 28 October and found cannabis resin, a drone and lighters allegedly intended for delivery to prisoners. The pair appeared before the Val de Briey court on 2 November, saying they were only transporters.
Two men aged 28 and 23 were in the stopped vehicle and said they were only
transporters.[1]The two men later appeared as defendants before the court.[1]Their hearing at the Val de Briey court was on Monday 2 November, five days
after the road check.[1]During the hearing, a lay judge asked them whether
they knew that possessing any quantity of cannabis was illegal.[1]
Customs officers said they found a kit for delivering drugs to detainees in
prison consisting of cannabis, a drone and lighters.[1]The cannabis resin was
concealed in socks, perfume bottles, soap and medicine boxes.[1]
The road check took place on the A4 motorway at Hatrize on Wednesday 28 October.[1]The control happened shortly before midnight.[1]
Photos and video
Cannabis resin concealed in socks, perfume bottles, soap and medicine boxes. Photo: Alexandre MarchiPhoto details
No weight, quantity or value for the cannabis was given in the accessible part of the article.
The full hearing outcome and any sentence were not accessible because the article is paywalled; 2 November is reported as the court date.
Only one source could be opened; no second account of the Hatrize stop was found.
The article gives no separate arrest wording beyond the road control and later court appearance; two detained defendants are counted as arrested and charged.
The photo caption is the only accessible description of the concealment; the full search inventory beyond cannabis, drone and lighters was not accessible.
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