French police find €12 million cannabis haul in Channel Tunnel
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Published: 28 Sep, 2017 CET.
Updated: Thu 28 Sep 2017 10:06 CET
French police have uncovered 1.7 tonnes of cannabis resin, worth some €12 million, that was hidden inside a UK-bound truck.
The haul, which was wrapped in heat-sealed plastic bags and hidden inside industrial filters, was discovered last Thursday by French border police.
French customs released a video on Wednesday showing the police prying open the filters, revealing that they were packed full of the resin (see below).
“The value is estimated at more than €12 million on the black market,” police said in a statement.
Police said that in 2016, they seized 83 tonnes worth of drugs, 64 tonnes of which were cannabis.
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The biggest ever cannabis seizure in France was in 1999 when 23.5 tonnes was seized in one haul.
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The haul, which was wrapped in heat-sealed plastic bags and hidden inside industrial filters, was discovered last Thursday by French border police.
French customs released a video on Wednesday showing the police prying open the filters, revealing that they were packed full of the resin (see below).
“The value is estimated at more than €12 million on the black market,” police said in a statement.
Police said that in 2016, they seized 83 tonnes worth of drugs, 64 tonnes of which were cannabis.
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The biggest ever cannabis seizure in France was in 1999 when 23.5 tonnes was seized in one haul.
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