French court rejects drug suspect’s bail payment in hundreds of smelly banknotes

LYON, France (Reuters) - A suspected drugs dealer facing trial in France tried to pay his half-million-euro ($559,000) bail in cash - but he ended up back behind bars after prosecutors objected to a payment in 1,000 banknotes smelling of glue.

French court rejects drug suspect’s bail payment in hundreds of smelly banknotes

LYON, France (Reuters) - A suspected drugs dealer facing trial in France tried to pay his half-million-euro ($559,000) bail in cash - but he ended up back behind bars after prosecutors objected to a payment in 1,000 banknotes smelling of glue.