5.8 tonnes of hashish seized from Marseille villa; three arrested
French police found 5.64 tonnes of hashish in a Marseille villa and 150 kg more in a car on 26 July 2015, arresting three suspected traffickers after months of investigation. The interior ministry called it one of the biggest cannabis seizures in France in recent years.
French police discovered nearly six tonnes of cannabis resin, known as hashish, in a villa in Marseille and arrested three men, the interior ministry said on Monday 27 July 2015.[1]The find came after months of investigation and ranks among the biggest cannabis seizures in France in recent years.[1]
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said police had tracked the three men, believed to belong to a vast drug-trafficking network, to Marseille and the nearby town of Vitrolles on Sunday.[1]Officers found 5.6 tonnes of hashish in the villa and another 150 kilos of the drug in a car.[1]Cazeneuve congratulated the officers on what he called a major success.[1]
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