The bass of the sound system woke up a policeman residing in Zoufftgen. From the outset, he warned his colleagues from the Thionville company and the Hettange-Grande brigade who went to the scene, namely a tunnel located under the A31 motorway. It is 2 am, Sunday March 5, when the soldiers discover the organization of a rave-party attended by between 80 and 100 people from Nancy, the Pays-Haut and Belgium.
Soldiers from the Departmental Road Safety Squadron and the Gendarmerie Surveillance and Intervention Platoon came as reinforcements. “Our role consisted in doing prevention but also in securing the premises by avoiding comings and goings, even possible accidents”, specifies Colonel Guillaume Chanudet, head of the Thionville company, mobilized like around thirty colleagues.
Investigation and arrests
Law enforcement remained near the underground party until 5 p.m. Sunday. They carried out checks, which gave rise to fifteen traffic offences, but also criminal ones, namely driving under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics. Five users of ecstasy and cannabis were also arrested. The organizers of the evening, namely a couple from Nancy, explained that they had come there to celebrate Madame’s birthday. “They will be heard. We seized the equipment, including the sound system and a vehicle. ” An investigation is underway.
