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Originally Posted by Gerard C
Dont expect any change from our Douanes in this area, they've been chasing drug transport for a long while now. If you compare what they find to what is supposed to travel in this particular area they must go on. From our regulations Douanes has more rights than Gendarmerie and we are one of the biggest cannabis user…*Smoking news!  |
They same applies in the UK where our Customs and Excise have greater powers in some circumstances than our police services, such as the right to enter a private dwelling to conduct a search without the requirement to hold a search warrant.
This caused some concerns amongst the more liberal elements in the UK when the then government merged C & E with our Inland Revenue. The fear is that our tax inspectors/investigators may have become entitled to the same powers as their Customs colleagues.