Sylvestre Deel, 27, was carrying €18,340 in small bills in his car. Incarcerated in Arras since July 29, he was tried in the Arras court.

Investigators discovered on February 1 during a check at the Fresnes-les-Montauban toll booth the presence of €18,340 in small bills in his car. While driving without a license (in recidivism) in a BMW series 1, we find: 2000€ under a floor mat at the front, the rest in a cache in the engine. In France, you cannot travel with more than €10,000 on you, cash, checks and other currencies included. Unless you declare it to customs. The aim is precisely to fight against money laundering and trafficking of all kinds. The defendant, who lives in Roubaix, was born in Guyana and has lived in mainland France since 2012. At the time of his arrest, he owed money to customs. In May 2020, he was sentenced by the Cayenne court for transporting and acquiring 300g of cocaine (15 months in prison, €5,000 fine). Since 2017, he has also been indicted, as part of a judicial investigation at the Bobigny court, for criminal association and drug trafficking. It's starting to do a lot. He was taken into police custody in July for the February case on the A1, then imprisoned. The court sentenced him to eight months in prison, despite a partial release obtained by his lawyer, François Mammone, with a fine of €3,000.