31st
May
2010
France and Brazil launch operation to deter drug smugglers
posted in Car Rental |
In an attempt to stem the flow of cocaine from Brazil to France, a joint operation between French and Brazilian police has been launched. Every passenger on three flights from Sao Paulo to Paris on Wednesday last week was subjected to a full body frisk, and had their carry on luggage as well as luggage stored in the hold, thoroughly inspected. Two Brazilian TAM flights coming from Paris to Sao Paolo were also searched, according to a French police liaison officer.
The unusual measures were implemented as an experiment to see whether the authorities could disrupt drug smuggling between Brazil and [...]
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