A British haulier was remanded in custody in southern France after customs officers seized four tonnes of cannabis in his truck.[1] Officers near Montpellier used sniffer dogs to detect the drugs, which were hidden among pallets of fruit juice and construction tiles.[1] The driver, who was not named, denied knowledge of the drugs.[1]
Four tonnes of cannabis resin seized from British lorry in southern France
French customs officers using a sniffer dog stopped a British lorry en route from Spain at the Saint-Jean-de-Védas toll near Montpellier and found more than four tonnes of cannabis resin hidden among pallets of fruit juice and construction tiles. The unnamed driver was remanded in custody and denied knowledge of the drugs.
🇫🇷 Saint-Jean-de-Védas motorway toll, near Montpellier · France
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 4 t
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 4 t
- Agency type
- Customs
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (4 t)
- Setting
- Vehicle
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Sources
- Commercial Motorarchive.commercialmotor.comTruck driver freed from Greek prison
Open questions the AI reported
- 26 May 2003 is the first report date; the reports give no separate date for the stop.
- The reports do not name the driver and record no trial outcome.
- Only one source could be opened; BBC and Liverpool Echo accounts of the same seizure could not be opened.
