1,276 kg of cannabis resin seized in salad lorry on A9 at Perpignan
French customs officers seized 1,276 kg of cannabis resin hidden behind pallets of salads in a lorry from Spain stopped on the A9 at Perpignan on 26 March 2017. Customs valued the haul at nearly 8.3 million euros and the Perpignan prosecutor took charge of the proceedings.
🇫🇷 A9 motorway at Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales · France
Perpignan customs officers seized a large quantity of cannabis resin from a
heavy lorry on the A9 motorway on the evening of Sunday 26 March 2017.[1]The
customs service announced the seizure on Tuesday in a statement.[2]The
Perpignan customs brigade carried out the lorry check.[2]The lorry was coming
from Spain and was heading toward the south of France.[2]The driver was alone
on board and presented papers declaring a transport of lettuce.[2]
During the trailer inspection, officers noticed plastic crates behind the
pallets of salads and decided to examine the load more closely.[1]Behind the
salads, officers found 39 plastic-coated fabric bags containing loaves of
cannabis resin.[2]A second account described the find as about forty such
bags holding 1,276 kg in total.[1]
Customs estimated the haul at nearly 8.3 million euros on the illicit retail
market.[1]Judicial follow-up in the case was entrusted to the Perpignan
prosecutor.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
1.276 t
Value (official estimate)
EUR 8,300,000
Agency type
Customs, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish
Setting
Port or sea, Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Spain → France
Sources
franceinfofranceinfo.frFRPerpignan : les douaniers saisissent plus de 1,2 tonne de résine de cannabis dans un camion transportant des salades
Atlasinfoatlasinfo.frFRPlus d'une tonne de cannabis saisie dans le sud de la France - Atlasinfo
Open questions the AI reported
No arrest, identity of the driver, or charge was reported; the sources say only that the lone driver was checked and that follow-up went to the Perpignan prosecutor.
The exact stopping point is given only as a Perpignan motorway, so Perpignan town coordinates are used.
The same article mentions a separate 53 kg cocaine seizure at Hendaye on 9 March, which is excluded here as a different event.
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