Police Seize 1.3 Tons Cocaine From Air France Jet, Dimanche Says
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French police seized 1.3 metric tons (2,866 pounds) of pure cocaine carried on an Air France passenger plane from Caracas as well as 400 kilograms (881 pounds) transported by truck, Journal Du Dimanche reported, citing comments by prosecutors in Nanterre yesterday.
Prosecutors held a press conference in the Paris suburb, at which France’s Interior Minister Manuel Valls was present, to discuss the haul, an Interior Ministry spokesman said by phone today. He declined to confirm details reported by the newspaper, referring calls to prosecutors, who couldn’t immediately be reached.