“It’s a beautiful network,” blows a police source. According to information from 20 minutes, nine people suspected of holding deal points rue de la Goutte d’Or in Paris (18th arrondissement) were arrested on Tuesday by the territorial security police, supported by the staff of the district police station. At the end of their police custody, all were brought before an investigating magistrate with a view to their indictment.
The investigators began, three months ago, to take an interest in this team, suspected of sometimes providing up to 250 customers during the day. They were alerted by residents exasperated by the presence of traffickers who sold daily, between noon and 8 p.m., cannabis and cocaine in building lobbies on the street. A second point of sale is then discovered rue Polonceau.
A well-organized network
The police are going to watch them discreetly, night and day, and bug all these little people. Quickly, they manage to identify the different strata of this well-organized network. At its head, a suspect in his thirties already well known to their services, and his assistants. Under their orders, a manager, nurses suspected of hiding drugs in their apartment, salesmen …
On June 29, 80 police officers were mobilized to proceed with the arrests. During the searches, 38 kg of cannabis resin, 4 kg of herb, 180 g of cocaine and packaging material were discovered. Investigators also got their hands on more than 21,000 euros in cash and tickets from the Française des jeux.