€13,000 worth of alcohol and tobacco seized by the Carcassonne police… shopping in Andorra does not go as planned for the fifty-year-old

Wednesday 18th December 2024 10:03 AM

Last Thursday, December 12, a careful investigation by Carcassonne police officers led them to arrest a 59-year-old man in flagrante delicto on his return from Andorra. Explanations.

It was following a careful investigation by the Aude judicial police department, more particularly the anti-narcotics group, that significant trafficking in alcohol, tobacco and perfumes was brought to light. day between Carcassonne and the principality of Andorra.

Major seizure by the departmental judicial police service as part of an investigation into trafficking between Carcassonne and Andorra.
DR – Police Nationale

Thus, on December 12, while returning to Carcassonne, returning from the border, a fifty-year-old suspected of taking part in this trafficking was checked by the Aude police. The search of the vehicle of the suspect, born in 1965, as well as the search of his home were successful: the police discovered no less than 341 bottles of various alcohol, 300 flasks of alcohol, representing 650 liters for a market value of €13,000. They also found around ten buckets of tobacco and 154 cartons of cigarettes.

While the vehicle, a Renault Scénic, used for transport was seized, the Aude police are continuing the investigation.