Massive cannabis haul

French police discovered a massive haul of cannabis resin in a van on the A40 autoroute, close to the Geneva border.

Police had targeted the van earlier as they felt the driver was acting suspiciously. 

When it had stopped in a rest area police arrested the driver and searched the van. They found half a tonne of cannabis resin packed into 15 suitcases. 

The 30-year-old man is now in pre-trial custody. He told police he had been told to drop off the drugs in Annemasse. 

 

 

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