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A 54-year-old Danish citizen is arrested in France in connection with a lastvognstransport, among other oranges.
the Dane was stopped by customs in the Pyrenees near the border between Spain and France. After a thorough investigation, the customs officers, that the cargo of, among other things oranges was 987 kg of cannabis.
The typing of several French media, among other things, L’Independant, shortly after the arrest, which took place 26. February.
the Driver was, according to the French media, alone in the truck. He was handed over to the police in Perpignan, which is responsible for the investigation, including whether there are possible international ramifications.
the foreign ministry’s Citizen service confirms to Ekstra Bladet, a Danish citizen, is imprisoned in France. The embassy in Paris provides the usual consular assistance, but would not comment further, as they have a duty of confidentiality in personsager
The French courts have, however, had a very quick handling, for the man was in the Monday – a week after the arrest – sentenced to prison for eight years by the court of Perpignan.
the Extra Leaf has been in contact with several who know the Danish truck driver in depth, and which is shaken and speechless over the matter and the judgment.
the Man was, according to information to Ekstra Bladet have downloaded the truck in Malaga, to be transported to Denmark with oranges and lemons.
According to people close to the driver he had for them in the phone before driving from Malaga to the north said, that by the removal of the truck were some pallets in, and that he was told that it was wine, there was home. They do not believe that the driver has been aware of the cargo with the illegal cannabis.
– Such a thing does he dare not, saith the.
Relatives since the arrest, according to Ekstra information, only been in contact with the lorry driver under a few minutes long conversation where he was very unhappy, but where he might not talk about the case, he is arrested.
After the verdict of eight years in prison. stresses the man’s French lawyer, Catherine Barrier, to Ekstra Bladet:
– He refuses absolutely to have known of the truck’s content.
She appealed the judgment to the court of appeal in Montpellier and has also asked that the proceedings were conducted in Denmark.
the Lawyer says, that there is no concrete elements have enough in this case to condemn him, except that he has seen the pallets, but have not opened them.
Before he was sentenced to eight years in prison, ought to have made a study in Denmark, believes the lawyer. She said:
– Eight years, is yet very.
the Extra Leaf has asked the Danish police, whether there is an investigation in Denmark in relation to the arrest in France.
Vicepolitiinspektør Lars Mortensen, National Efterforskningscenter (NEC), will over for Extra Magazine does not comment on the specific case.
He says in general terms that when there are cases of such a nature, there is always a cooperation between countries and Europol, among other things, to see whether the cases, pull the threads to Denmark.
