Vast arms trafficking dismantled by the Judicial Police in the metropolis

Vast arms trafficking dismantled by the Judicial Police in the metropolis
Vast arms trafficking dismantled by the Lille Judicial Police in the Lille metropolis

A very large weapons seizure took place this week in the metropolis. This is a huge dragnet carried out by the interdepartmental service of the judicial police of the North.

Around ten arrests and nearly 70 weapons seized

According to information from Bleu , investigators have been mobilized since April on this matter. A large-scale operation was carried out on Tuesday to question members of the network. The seizure is impressive, according to our information nearly 70 weapons were discovered, revolvers, but also large caliber weapons, such as machine guns and lots of ammunition.

The police had to carry out several joint operations in the Lille metropolis. On Tuesday, members of the research and intervention brigade first went to a prestigious car rental company in Haubourdin. According to information from France Bleu Nord, a weapons transformation and remilitarization workshop was there. Searches and arrests also took place in the parking lot of the McDonald de , in a tea room located in the Fives district of Lille and at Boulevard Victor Hugo in .

In total, the police made around ten arrests. Individuals all well known to the police for violence, drugs or even fraud. They will soon be brought before the public prosecutor.

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