The former chief of France's drugs squad has been charged with complicity in drug smuggling as part of a probe into controversial methods used by the police to bring down drug barons. His squad came under investigation after seven tonnes of cannabis smuggled from Morocco was seized in Paris on October 17, 2015. READ ALSO:The police headquarters in Paris. Investigators accuse Thierry of keeping his superiors in the dark about parts of the operation and the role played by the trafficker, allegations he denies. His lawyer Francis Szpiner accused prosecutors of "incredible hypocrisy", saying Thierry's methods had produced "exceptional results".

Source: The Local August 25, 2017 10:18 UTC