French customs seize $260 million of cocaine at Dunkirk
French authorities said the cocaine was hidden in plastic waste from Ghana and had an estimated street value of €225 million.
- On Thursday, French customs officers seized nearly 3.9 metric tons of cocaine at the northern port of Dunkirk, with an estimated street value of €225 million, the French organized crime prosecutor's office said.
- Investigators discovered the narcotics concealed inside a container of plastic waste arriving from Ghana, which was initially destined in part for Antwerp, before French judicial police targeted the criminal network.
- The French prosecutor has opened an investigation and destroyed the cocaine; charges include organized importation of narcotics and participation in a criminal association, carrying penalties of up to 10 years' imprisonment.
- During 2025, French customs seized 108.81 tonnes of narcotics across France, covering all drug types with an estimated total value of €2.197 billion, reflecting broader enforcement patterns.
- The interception at Dunkirk highlights persistent challenges French authorities face regarding illicit substance flows through major ports, as enforcement efforts remain focused on monitoring international shipping routes to combat organized crime networks.
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The drug, 167 rounds of cocaine hidden "in plastic waste", was found on Monday by the customs services of the External Surveillance Brigade at Dunkirk Harbour.
Heavy drug seizure at Dunkirk Harbour, in the North. Nearly 3.9 tons of cocaine were in a container from Ghana. Details.
FRENCH customs officers have seized almost 3.9 tons of cocaine, with an estimated street value of 225 million euros, in the port of Dunkirk in the north of the country, the French organized crime prosecutor's office said.
Some 3.9 tons of cocaine were seized this week in the port of Dunkirk, for an amount of 225 million euros. A large seizure that once again confirms the attractiveness of drug traffickers for secondary ports. - Ballots were hidden in plastic waste: 3.9 tons of cocaine seized in the port of Dunkirk (Police, justice and other facts).
This discovery was made on Monday, but was only revealed on Thursday by Vanessa Perrée, head of the National Public Prosecutor's Office against Organized Crime (Pnaco). The drug, 167 ballots of cocaine hidden "in plastic waste", was found by the customs services of the External Surveillance Brigade (BSE) of the port of Dunkirk. The container, coming from Ghana, was "initially to destination in particular from the port of Antwerp", continues the …
The drug was discovered at the beginning of the week by customs officers in a container from Ghana. A total of 167 cocaine bundles hidden "in plastic waste" were seized.
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