Overview
- Officers conducting a narcotics search in the Beaubreuil area located the stash in a rented Homebox unit after a police dog alerted at the door.
- Roughly 143 cartons contained about 864 cartridges and around 1,700 balloons, and the case was handed to the Police nationale for investigation.
- No arrests tied to the Limoges find were reported, though inquiries are underway following the seizure on December 29.
- The operation follows a larger mid-December haul near Paris, where nearly 3,500 bottles were seized in Seine-Saint-Denis and three people were taken into custody.
- France’s anti-drug office has flagged nitrous oxide trafficking as rapidly expanding, while Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin seeks narcotics classification even as sales remain broadly legal beyond 2021 limits for minors and certain places.