From May 14 to 16, Haute-Loire saw the first operation “place net”, which combined the operations of the judicial police and devices to control the flow, common places and businesses, with the primary objectives of combating and preventing drug trafficking.
Implemented under the authority of the Prefect of Haute-Loire and under the direction of the Public Prosecutor at the Puy-en-Velay Judicial Court, the “network of sites” 43 allowed a visible and deterrent presence on the road and rail routes of the department to carry out 4 judicial police actions.
430 gendarmes mobilized
He mobilized 430 gendarmes from the gendarmerie group of the Haute-Loire department, the mobile gendarmerie squadron from Versailles-Satory, various dog teams from the gendarmerie region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes specialized in the search for narcotics, and the aerial division of the gendarmerie in Lyon.
1203 people were examined
Thus, in these three days, 811 vehicles, 9 means of public transport and 1,203 people were controlled, whereby 133 traffic violations were determined and 8 fixed penalties were issued for drug abuse violations. Various control systems also enabled the identification and arrest of 1 illegal alien and 3 persons wanted for various reasons.
The inspection of the company was carried out on May 16 in cooperation with the URSSAF services in Yssingelais and enabled the initiation of the procedure for hidden work.
The police detained 16 people
4 legal investigations into drug trafficking carried out by soldiers from the Haute-Loire gendarmerie group resulted in the arrest of 27 people, of whom 16 were placed in police custody. State attorneys gave different criminal responses to the relevant investigations (immediate arrival on May 22, subpoena, criminal composition, criminal order). The judicial investigation is still ongoing.
28,000 euros of acquired property benefits were confiscated
In these three days of action, various narcotic drugs (cannabis resin and plant, ecstasy, heroin and cocaine), as well as 5 weapons and more than 28,000 euros of acquired property were confiscated.