French police stand near their vehicles as they look up to watch people dancing on the balconies of their apartments while music is played by two DJs, Sophie and Clara, during a two-hour party on April 24, 2020 in Paris, on the 39th day of a strict lockdown across France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. - The French women, Clara who is a professional DJ and Sophie who is learning the art, both in their early thirties, began to DJ from their balcony for their neighbours just after the start of the lockdown on March 17, gathering the neighbours via word of mouth and not social media to avoid the gathering of crowds. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
French police have seized 140,000 face masks intended for the black market in a record haul since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to prioritise their distribution to health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two individuals were arrested while they were unloading boxes in Saint-Denis, just north of Paris, a police source said on Sunday.
One of them said he was a business owner and had bought the masks, including 5,000 high protection FFP2 masks, in the Netherlands for a total of 80,000 euros ($87,000).
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The masks were to be sold to construction workers for a large profit, according to police.
In March, 32,500 masks from China were seized from a warehouse near Paris and 28,800 masks were discovered in a shop in a district of Chinese wholesalers, also in the Paris region.
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