Suspected drug criminal Said A. arrested in a Parisian snack bar

French police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the seizure of 120kg of crystal meth in a car near the Dutch-Belgian border.

Said A. was arrested on Tuesday in a Parisian snack bar after being followed for several hours, French media reported. He is being held in custody while preparations are made for his handover to the Dutch authorities.

Le Parisien said A., who was flanked by bodyguards, was a significant member of the so-called “Mocro Mafia,” a Dutch crime gang with North African roots, and had ties to Mexican drug cartels.

The Dutch public prosecutor’s office confirmed that an arrest warrant had been issued for A. after police found the drug haul in a vehicle parked on the A58 motorway in Gilze, North Brabant, in April this year.

The drugs were methamphetamine with an estimated street value of €9.5 million. The police arrested the driver of the car, a 33-year-old man from Tilburg, at the scene of the accident.