Overview
- Customs at Charles-de-Gaulle airport discovered the drugs on December 26 concealed in modified compartments within a shipment of metal tables from Mexico.
- The anti-narcotics office Ofast tracked the cargo to a warehouse in Pont-à-Mousson, where the seizure was executed on January 8.
- Three suspects were arrested and placed under formal investigation, with two remanded in custody and the third placed under judicial control pending a prosecution appeal.
- The inquiry now proceeds under investigating judges at the Paris interregional specialized jurisdiction, which handles complex organized-crime cases.
- Investigators believe the suspects were low-level operatives for a Mexican cartel, and prosecutors stress the rarity and danger of crystal meth in France.