Pesticide Trafficking: 'Salad King' and Supplier Sentenced

A court in Marseille has heavily penalized farmers from the Bouches-du-Rhône and Drôme regions for importing and using banned pesticides. The case involved illegal or counterfeit products. The 'Salad King' (a reference to a prominent lettuce producer) and his supplier were sentenced to a year in prison.

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