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Three Maltese Arrested In French Alps After Major Laughing Gas Bust Worth €340,000

Summary by Lovin Malta
Three Maltese nationals have been arrested in the French Alps after military police seized more than 6,300 nitrous oxide canisters, with an estimated value of €340,000. The arrests came following what local media described as a “large-scale” operation by the Savoyard Gendarmerie, after customs officials discovered 13 pallets of nitrous oxide inside a rented storage unit in an industrial park. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a popul…

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The bottles of hilarious gas were stored in boxes of a craft area below this Savoie station. Three suspects of Maltese nationality will be tried on 23 February.

·Paris, France
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice served as a storage place for traffickers who sold their products at the Arcs 1800 ski resort. Three Maltese nationals were in pre-trial detention.

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This gas used as a light anaesthetic was intended for sale in the ski resort of Les Arcs, with an estimated value of 340,000 euros.

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Three Maltese were arrested in Savoie, and more than 6,300 bottles of hilarious gas seized, while they were destined for sale in the ski resort of the Three Maltese Arcs were arrested.

·France
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A large amount of nitrous oxide traffic has just been dismantled in the Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Arc 1800 sectors. A total of 6,325 bottles have been seized for an estimated market value of 340,000 euros. Three Maltese nationals have been arrested.

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The National Gendarmerie reported that it had dismantled "a trade in nitrous oxide by Maltese nationals within the Arc 1800 ski resort". 6.325 bottles of nitrous oxide were seized for an estimated market value of 340,000 euros. Three individuals were placed in custody and will appear on 23 February. - A trade in nitrous oxide dismantled in the ski resort of Les Arcs, more than 6,000 bottles seized (Police, justice and other facts).

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France Bleu broke the news in on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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