Paris police seize 90 kg of synthetic drug, arrest two teens linked to Belgian network
Police in Paris confiscated 90 kg of 3MMC and detained two men, aged 17 and 21, suspected of working for a large Belgian-origin synthetic drug ring.
Investigators from the brigade des stupéfiants stopped the two suspects on Tuesday in the 20th district of Paris, seizing a shipment valued at over two million euros. The haul of 3MMC is believed to be part of a broader import operation from Belgium that began after a tip about a young resident of Belleville. Both men were formally charged on Thursday for drug trafficking. The operation highlights ongoing efforts to curb the chemsex drug market in the Île-de-France region.
Why it matters
The bust disrupts a major synthetic-drug supply chain fueling the chemsex market in the Paris region.
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