A group dealing with drug trafficking was destroyed by anti-narcotics authorities in the French city of Annecy.
After months of investigations and interceptions, police arrested five people of Albanian origin between 30 and 40 in Annemasse and Gaillard in Haute-Savoie.The controls made it possible to capture 230 kg of heroin. If the drug were mixed, 320 kg of heroin would have been resold in the market, worth of 6.5 million of euros.
Police seized also 3 vehicles and 4 thousand euros in cash.
For the police commander, Jean-Philippe Charvet, in charge of the narcotics unit, the destruction of this group has also led to the arrest of the head of a large supply network "furnishing the drug market in France and Switzerland. It's a connection that breaks down. "
Laboratory in the garage
The team of traffickers consisted of three members, a fourth made the preparing and handing over, and the fifth was the owner of a building near Annemasse. The garage of this villa served as a laboratory for this "important network".
The source of this substance was mainly China and Belgium. Products that were mixed with heroin were paracetomol and caffeine.
Four of the arrested are placed in detention, while the fifth is temporarily free under police control.