Tag: tonnes
Montpellier: 1.5 tonnes of food seized, handed over to the Food Bank
The operation carried out jointly by Montpellier municipal and national police officers led to the seizure of 1.5 tonnes of food and 4.5 tonnes of bulky items at La Mosson.…
“We can’t do anything against nature”… His saltworks submerged, this salt worker lost 60 tonnes of salt
He discovered the extent of the damage Sunday morning. During the night from Saturday to Sunday, the Truscat saltworks in Sarzeau (Morbihan) was hit hard by storm Céline which shook…
Arrested with three tonnes of fruit and vegetables intended for street sales
To counter the growing phenomenon of fruits and vegetables being sold on the street in Paris, often at the exit of metro entrances, the national police have gone on the…
The French Navy seizes more than 2.4 tonnes of cocaine off the African coast
Another nice catch for the French Navy in the Gulf of Guinea. On Thursday, 2,435 kg of cocaine were discovered on board a fishing boat which had left the Brazilian…
Nearly 4 tonnes of donations collected to help the victims on site
“It’s a human catastrophe. It’s very sad and the country needs help. So I counted, we made around forty bags/boxes (…) And we didn’t finish,” explains Abla, volunteer. In the…
Record seizure of 9.5 tonnes of cocaine from Ecuador
This is the biggest powder catch in Spanish history. Spanish police and customs announced on Friday the seizure of nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine from Ecuador. The seizure took place…
3,000 tonnes of paracetamol produced locally by 2024, a first in Europe
3,000 tonnes of paracetamol produced in Toulouse per year? It is the purpose of society Ipsophene based at Saint-Orens-de-Gameville in Haute-Garonne, which will create a continuous production unit in the…
“A real dump”… More than 1.6 tonnes of plastic collected in the Himalayas
A deplorable sight. A French explorer and his team have just found 1.6 tons of plastic waste in the Himalayas, as negotiations begin to try to curb this pollution on…
“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…
“Since Tuesday, we estimate the amount of donations received at three tonnes”
Clothing, shower gels, toys, school supplies, hygiene products… The mayor of the 4th and 5th arrondissements of Marseille has taken on the appearance of a solidarity collection point since Tuesday.…