Robert Blanchard in British Custody
The leader of the Malden 'Cartel de Vin' that had been in custody has been released to UK authorities
Robert Blanchard, former leader of the ‘Cartel de Vin’ (abbr. as CdV) has been released to British authorities. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) received him this morning at Heathrow airport in London, from where he will be transported further to HMP Wormwood Scrubs until the courts set his appearance date.
The NCA confirmed that he will be held separated from his alleged co-conspirator Adrienne Durand, who is currently incarcerated in a not publicly known location.
Blanchard had been taken into custody by the Private Military Company FROG in May, serving a warrant on the behalf of the Guérilla Populaire (GP)1. During a later interview, he partially admitted to being aware of illicit activity within his business cartel, but denied any active part in it. After the arrests of Blanchard and Durand, the remaining board members decided to disband the organization.
While the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales have declined to comment on the upcoming case, several members of the GP have come forward to lend credence and evidence to the situation on đ (formerly Twitter).
Similarly, leaked photos from an unrelated operation on Altis from April seemingly depict the flag of the CdV next to a small warehouse containing pallets worth of cocaine on the Mediterranean island, which would further implicate the business cartel in harboring connections with criminal organizations. The Altian FIA, a revolutionary based on the island, has been known to acquire weaponry and funds through illegal trafficking. Allegedly they hold connections to mobs of several nations.
Several ex-members of the now-defunct CdV have come forward and denounced the association; according to a joint statement, the presence on Altis is entirely within legal bounds and served to facilitate shipping in the Mediterranean region.
The NCA has confirmed to have received the same information and has stated that it will send out investigators to potentially strengthen their case. Colonel Akhanteros, the current Commanding Officer of the AAF, refused to comment on the operation but has indicated that the AAF will place the investigators under personal protection, within AAF territory.
At the date of issuance, the Moulin government had officially surrendered 4 days ago and the GP hadn’t ended the martial law nor calcified into the actual governmental structures it took on after the ION drawdown. As such, they are referred to as the entity, rather than more generically ’the government’. ↩︎