Record Seizure of About 30 Tons of Nitrous Oxide in the South-West
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It is probably the largest seizure of nitrous oxide ever carried out in France. Nearly 30 tons of hilarious gas canisters were discovered in the Tarn-et-Garonne and in the Gers. A simple road check of customs allowed to trace up to the entire cargo, intended to feed the Paris region. Disturbed for its euphoric effects, this gas with sometimes dramatic consequences worries the authorities, which multiply the controls. (Police, justice and various…
A police operation carried out between Montauban and Gers helped to get hold of a massive shipment of nitrous oxide, a product the authorities are worried about being misused.
During an unannounced check at a road toll in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) and then an operation in Gers, customs officers made a strange discovery: thirty tons of nitrous oxide commonly known as hilarious gas. This is one of the largest seizures ever made in France.
A routine customs check revealed one of the largest hilarious gas traffic ever detected in France. On Monday 14 September 2026, around 11:50 a.m., a heavyweight registered in Lithuania is intercepted at the...
During a road check, customs discovered a cargo of 13 tons of nitrous oxide before discovering another 17 in a room. The driver was detained and charged. In France, this is a record seizure.
A heavyweight intercepted on Monday in Montauban and the search of a Gers hangar resulted in a record seizure of 29 tons of nitrous oxide.
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