LILLE, France, Nov 22 (Reuters) Thousands of police and customs officers
from France, Belgium and the Netherlands carried out an antidrugs swoop in
the three countries overnight, detaining 128 people, police said on Saturday.

The largest part of the operation, by about 2,250 officers, took place in
northern France where police searched more than 9,000 vehicles and checked
the identities of over 16,000 people.

A total of 37 kilos (81 lbs) of cannabis was seized in spot inspections in
France with smaller quantities of other drugs also being discovered, police
said.

The operation was the third of its kind this year in an attempt to
discourage small dealers travelling between the three states.