Police in Liège arrested a driver and her passenger on the evening of 21 November 2023 after a patrol saw their car speeding on the boulevard Fosse Crahay in Liège.[1] The two occupants, both already known to police, were carrying 70 packets holding a total of 276 grams of cannabis in lunch boxes, according to the Liège police zone.[1] Both suspects were arrested and officers searched a home with a dog trained to detect drugs and money.[1]

The search found 25.3 kilograms of cannabis and 783 grams of cocaine, which police valued together at 39,150 euros.[1] Officers also found 37,780 euros in various notes, a revolver and ammunition.[1] Police seized a precision scale, a banknote counter, several mobile phones and equipment for packaging the drugs.[1] The home also held more than 600 bottles of alcohol, according to La DH, which played no part in the cannabis counts.[2]

Because of the scale of the discovery, the judicial brigade of the Liège police took over the case under the supervision of the Liège prosecutor’s office.[1] The Liège criminal brigade was still investigating, and police called the operation a remarkable success in the fight against drug trafficking.[2] TodayInLiege reproduced the police statement and the inventory of bottles officers found, including 420 of Desperados and 24 of Ricard.[3]