Three people in police custody after the discovery of suspicious chemicals in Montmorency, Val-d’Oise

After the discovery of suspicious chemicals in an apartment in Montmorency (Val-d’Oise) on Saturday evening, three people were arrested and placed in police custody, France Télévisions learned from the Pontoise public prosecutor’s office on Sunday June 2. At this stage, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat) has not taken up the case, specifies a judicial source.

Called by neighbors, firefighters intervened in a home in the town on Saturday evening, then police emergency teams went to the site. They discovered suspicious materials and chemicals. A security perimeter has been set up around the building. Analyzes are underway on the substances found. According to a source close to the matter, they can be used in the composition of explosives or synthetic drugs.