Tag: contraband
Fire at contraband fuel depot kills 34, including two babies
In the south of Benin, near the border with Nigeria, the toll from the disaster is very heavy. At least 34 people were killed on Saturday in a fire at…
More than 11 tons of contraband cigarettes seized in the Loire
Nearly 11.5 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes from an international smuggling network were seized on Friday at La Pacaudière (Loire), we learned on Saturday from the Roanne (Loire) prosecutor’s office. The…
“Historic” seizure of 1.7 tonnes of contraband tobacco on the A75 motorway
The agents of the customs brigade of Millau (Aveyron) carried out a seizure described as “exceptional”. By controlling the loading of a truck parked on a motorway area of the…
This driver was driving without a license with 9,900 liters of contraband alcohol
A driver was arrested on the A9 motorway at the wheel of his truck in the Pyrénées-Orientales, by the gendarmes of the Pollestres motorway platoon and the motorized brigade of…
Nearly 14 tonnes of contraband tobacco seized
It’s a big seizure, estimated at 6.95 million euros. Customs announced on Tuesday that they had seized nearly 14 tonnes of contraband tobacco between August 2 and 4 in the…
it breaks down on the highway with contraband turtles
Whoever wants to traffic well checks his mount. During the month of August, the gendarmes of the Somme benefited from a happy combination of circumstances which enabled them to seize…