Canadian Driver Arrested at French Border with 242 kg of Moroccan Cannabis

In a statement to the press reported by the newspaper Sud-Ouest, the public prosecutor questioned the "surprising circuit" taken by the trafficker to cross the border between Spain and France. "He has an atypical profile and the circuit is surprising, it is not common to go through the Bielsa tunnel," he said.

Aged 54, the man was driving alone in his car registered in the United Kingdom when he was arrested by customs officers. He was probably heading for the United Kingdom. In his vehicle, the customs officers found "242 kg of cannabis resin in heat-sealed bags".

In front of the investigators, he said he was a businessman in Quebec and admitted to having been sentenced to 4 years in prison in Morocco for drug trafficking.

Arrested on February 12, he was sentenced, as part of an immediate appearance, to 5 years in prison and a fine of 480,000 euros for the benefit of customs.