3,000 pages of procedures. “Considerable for a jurisdiction like that of Lons-le-Saunier”, notes the prosecutor. The eight defendants all appeared in court on Tuesday, April 12. They appear as part of a long-term investigation into drug trafficking. Three of them were tried for money laundering and criminal association. “Paying for hotel nights with money from the sale of narcotics, for example, is money laundering,” said the prosecutor. The eight men live in or around Dole and most of them have known each other for several years.
Many phone taps
The procedure began in 2017, following several acts committed by a single man. The latter steals a policeman’s service weapon and carries out a driving under narcotics in excess of…