France/St. Maarten:--- Former convicted head of immigration Marcel Loor is expected to appear in the Criminal Courts in Paris early next week. According to information provided to SMN News, Loor was caught last week Thursday morning at the Paris Charles du Gaulle Airport (ROISSY) with one kilo of cocaine. "To be exact Loor had 1.1 kilograms of cocaine in his possession when he was arrested." The disgraced cop left St. Maarten last Wednesday on an Air France flight to Paris; he arrived in at Paris Charles du Gaulle early Thursday morning where he was arrested when the illegal drug was found in his possession.
Law enforcement agents in Paris told SMN News that Loor will be taken before the judge to face charges of drug trafficking. "The investigation already determined that Loor will be tried as a comparution immédiate, where the case against him will be presented and sentencing will be pronounced immediately after the trial."
SMN News asked if the investigation determined whether or not Loor was part of a drug organization but that information was not released. "The only way to know that is to see what is presented to the Paris Criminal Court when the drug mule appears in court."
The disgraced cop can face a maximum of ten years in prison while he would have to pay a fine which could be as high as 75,000.00 Euros. However, his sentence and the amount of fine he has to pay will only be made known when he appears in court.
The prosecutors and customs (douane) in Paris will also take into consideration Loor's professional background as a former commissioner of police in the former Netherlands Antilles and they will also present his criminal records to the court to show that Marcel Loor is not only a drug mule but one that had abused his judicial powers while he was the head of the Immigration Department of the Police Force on St. Maarten. Marcel Loor was convicted for fraud, forgery, and money laundering. Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of lower court and he now has to pay fine of approximately Naf. 900,000.00 for the crimes he and his partner committed while they were employed as law enforcement officers in the former Netherlands Antilles.
SMN News will bring you more information on the court proceedings next week when Marcel Loor appears in the Paris Criminal Court.