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French Authorities Dismantle Roissy Cocaine Network Involving Baggage Handlers

The operation reveals systemic bribery of mid-level airport staff to conceal trafficking of up to 50 kg of cocaine each month.

Fin 2024, deux cartons contenant 45 pains de cocaïne, soit un total de 50 kg, ont été découverts lors d’un contrôle de sûreté aéroportuaire par la Section de recherches des transports aériens (image d’illustration).
Un trafic de cocaïne opérant pendant plusieurs mois entre la France et le Brésil et impliquant des bagagistes de l'aéroport parisien Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle a été démantelé et sept personnes ont été mises en examen
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Overview

  • Security forces arrested eight suspects on June 3 in coordinated raids across six departments, deploying 105 gendarmes and specialized units.
  • The SRTA investigation was triggered by a late-2024 discovery of two cartons containing 45 cocaine bricks during a safety check at Charles-de-Gaulle airport.
  • Investigators uncovered a network of airport baggage handlers and mid-level managers who moved 20–50 kg of cocaine monthly for distribution in Paris suburbs.
  • Authorities seized nearly €500,000 in criminal assets, over €100,000 in cash, five vehicles, a house, luxury items and a firearm during the operation.
  • Seven individuals have been formally charged with organized drug trafficking, money laundering and criminal association, and two are in pretrial detention.