Customs seizures of cocaine have risen sharply since the start of the year, up 94% in the first seven months of last year, Public Accounts Minister Gabriel Atal announced Monday. Customs have seized 15.42 tonnes of cocaine on national territory and on the high seas since the start of the year, which is close to the 18.62 tonnes seized in all of 2021.
“We are still heading for a record year. This shows that post-covid traffic recovery has taken place, as well as good agents, whose work I want to applaudGabriel Atal said during a trip to Orly Airport.
Customs seized 1.1 tons of cocaine at Paris airports in seven months, according to data as of July 31, compared to 2 tons in all of 2021. As for cannabis, 41.25 tons were seized as of July 31, including 1.1 tons in Paris. airports. In 2021, customs services seized 74.86 tons of hemp. In general, as of July 31, 73 tons of narcotics were seized in the republic, compared to 65 tons in 2021, increasing by 12%.
Source: Le Figaro
