A man was arrested by the gendarmes in the Bouches-du-Rhône on March 23 for having telephoned while driving his van. They found 530 kilos of cannabis in his trunk.
The gendarmes of the Salon-de-Provence motorway platoon were patrolling the the A7 on the Fare-les-Oliviersin the Bouches-du-Rhone, on March 23. That’s how they spotted a driver who was on the phone while driving. Of course, the gendarmes arrested the driver as part of road safety. After all, the road safety campaign does say: “Driving, the phone can kill”.
After being chased by the gendarmerie, the driver has been checked. Of course, he in no way denied his responsibilities and admits that he called while he was driving. Only, this offense punishable by a withdrawal of three points on the driving license is not what attracts the police the most. In effect, a strong smell of narcotics came from the vehicle, according to The Parisian.
He was carrying 4 million euros of cannabis
Following this strong odor emanating from the vehicle, the gendarmes took a look in the trunk of the vehicle. Which confirmed the doubt because several suitcases, boxes and sports bags were discovered piled up in the back of the van. When the gendarmes asked him what he was carrying, he started to get nervous.
A search of the vehicle then took place to discover more 530 kg of cannabis resin. The goods transported by this driver exceeds 4 million euros, according to the police. The driver was put on trial and detained in the Luynes remand center, in Indre-et-Loire. Those are investigators from the Marseille research section who are leading this investigation. Note that cannabis was already packaged in 100 gram packets.
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The gendarmes arrest him for a driving offense and take down the timpani in his trunk
The gendarmes of the Salon-de-Provence motorway platoon were patrolling the A7 on Fare-les-Oliviers, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, on March 23.
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The gendarmes arrest him for a driving offense and take down the timpani in his trunk
This is how they spotted a driver who was on the phone while driving.
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The gendarmes arrest him for a driving offense and take down the timpani in his trunk
Of course, the gendarmes arrested the driver as part of road safety.
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The gendarmes arrest him for a driving offense and take down the timpani in his trunk
After all, the road safety campaign says: “Driving, the phone can kill”.