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Top French audio boss is arrested for cocaine

Top French audio boss is arrested for cocaine

The president of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA), which looks after radio and TV sound archives, was has been suspended from his duties today by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.

Laurent Vallet, 55, had admitted to police that he had purchased cocaine from a 17-year-old boy for €600.

His precedessor was fired for spending €40,000 on taxis in a month.

Who knew archives could be such fun?

 

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