Yonne: 70 kg of cannabis found at the home of the mayor of Avallon

Seventy kilos of cannabis were taken. found, Sunday April 7, at the home of the mayor of Avallon (Yonne), revealed BFMTV. An operation which took place as part of the "XXL net space" which aims &agrav; stem drug trafficking in the territory.

An unexpected discovery. At least 70 kilos of cannabis were stolen. discovered, Sunday April 7, at the home of Jamilah Habsaoui, the mayor of Avallon, a small town located in Yonne, as part of # 39;an operation “Place net XXL", reveals BFMTV. The gendarmes of the Avallon brigade made this funny find in an outbuilding of the mayor's house. According to France 3, he is the brother of the Edile (also regional advisor of Burgundy-Franche-Comt & eacute;), living with his sister, who would have storedé this merchandise without the latter being aware of it. The man, known to the police, has already been arrested. été condemned ten years ago for drug trafficking.

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Search of his workplace

&Elected in 2021 à the head of the town hall of Avallon after having been in charge for a long time. First deputy of this town of 6,800 inhabitants, Jamilah Habsaoui, is also a pharmacy technician in parallel with her mandate. Thus, a second search, this time at his workplace, was carried out. carried out in the middle of the afternoon by the investigators, revealed Le Figaro, which indicates that the edile should be placed in custody. view &agrav; the outcome of these searches. For his part, the prosecutor of the Republic of Auxerre, Hugues de Phily, did not wish to prosecute. communicate immediately on the subject, simply specifying that "searches and hearings (éwere) in progress".

To understand how such a seizure could have been made, a source close to the case indicated: &agrav; our colleagues from Figaro that an investigation had previously taken place. “To search the home of an elected official, there must be tickets,” she explained. This action is part of the continuity of the others, carried out in recent weeks as part of the "XXL Net Place" aiming à stem drug trafficking in the territory. Since March 18, these actions which took place across the country Lille, Lyon, Marseille and even Clermont-Ferrand led to the arrest of at least 1,738 people, the seizure of 150 kilos of drugs and 2 .4 million euros.