Latest Hit Against Tobacco Smugglers Results in 12 Arrests in France
Homeland Security Today, 14 May 2021
During the second week of May, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) with the support of the French Judicial Customs (SEJF) arrested five individuals and seized 250,000 counterfeit cigarettes in a series of raids in the city of Nantes.
This action follows an earlier one on April 9 which saw seven other members of the same organized crime group arrested in the cities of Nantes, Rodez and Montpellier. On this occasion, close to five tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes were seized, alongside €37,000 in cash. Continue reading “Article: Latest Hit Against Tobacco Smugglers Results in 12 Arrests in France”
