Nearly six tonnes of hashish seized in Marseille villa
French police found 5.6 tonnes of hashish in a Marseille villa and 150 kg more in a car on 26 July 2015, arresting three men after months of investigation. The interior minister called it one of France's biggest cannabis seizures in recent years.
French police discovered nearly six tonnes of cannabis resin, known as hashish, in a villa in the southern city of Marseille and arrested three men, the interior ministry said on 27 July 2015.[1][2]The bust came after months of investigation and was described as one of the biggest cannabis seizures in France in recent years.[1][2]
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 26 July.[1][2]Officers found 5.6 tonnes of hashish in the villa and another 150 kg of the drug in a car.[1][2]Cazeneuve, who visited Marseille later that Monday, congratulated the officers on their “major success”.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
5.75 t
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Medindia (AFP)medindia.netFrench Cops Seize 6 Tons of Cannabis from the Southern City of Marseille in a Drug Bust
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