the gendarmes intercept a large drug shipment from Spain

Customers are still waiting for their delivery. A international drug trafficking between Spain and Haute-Savoie was dismantled last weekend in the Annecy basin. 75 kilos of herbal cannabis were intercepted by the gendarmes. Story of a case quickly settled.

Anonymous information

According to our information, it all started with anonymous information. Last Thursday, November 3, the gendarmes of the Annecy company “detect a supply of narcotics likely to be delivered to Annecy”. The herbal cannabis must arrive from Spain.

Quickly, the investigation carried out by the Annecy research brigadeallows “locate the vehicles to make this delivery” as well as “the recipient of the narcotics and the deliverers”. The load (carrier truck and opener vehicle) will be intercepted only two days after the start of the investigation, last Saturday, November 5.

The drugs hidden under the false floor of a flatbed truck

The shipment was intercepted last Saturday


National Gendarmerie

In total, 75 kilos of herbal cannabis were seized. The merchandise was hidden under the false floor of the flatbed truck, all packed in plastic bags to hide the smell. The searches carried out at the homes of the suspects also made it possible to seize several luxury watches, 5,000 euros in cash, four cars and a gun.

After 96 hours in police custody, the six people implicated in this case were all referred and imprisoned. The investigation is continuing within the framework of a judicial investigation placed under the responsibility of an investigating judge.

The herbal cannabis came from Spain.


National Gendarmerie

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