Valais police strike a blow against drug trafficking
Published: Tuesday, Nov 5th 2024, 01:10
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The Valais cantonal police have arrested 15 suspected drug dealers in the tourist resort of Verbier. They are suspected of having sold large quantities of drugs. They face prison sentences of several years.
The arrests were preceded by months of investigations, as the Valais cantonal police announced on Tuesday. The 15 people arrested were French nationals who had no obvious links to each other. According to the police, they were mainly active in the resort of Verbier. Eight of them were initially still in custody.
The investigation revealed that large quantities of narcotics were being sold, including ten kilograms of cocaine as well as smaller quantities of ketamine, ecstasy and cannabis. The police also confiscated three kilograms of cannabis, several hundred grams of cocaine, hundreds of ecstasy pills and ketamine.
The police also seized several tens of thousands of francs. They estimate the turnover from drug trafficking at over one million francs.
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