Paris attack suspect was fined for drugs possession in Netherlands

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam was fined for drug possession in the Netherlands in February, Dutch police said on Wednesday.

Abdeslam, his brother, and a third man, were stopped near the Belgian border during a routine check, a Dutch police statement said. He was fined 70 euros ($75) for possession of "soft drugs", meaning either cannabis or hashish, while driving back to Belgium.