To transport the nitrous oxide, the two used their own cars, but also the cars of family or friends. The car in which one of the men was transporting laughing gas was checked after a report about nighttime nuisance in Houten. His BMW was on the bike path at a popular youth hangout in a park. When he saw the police approaching, he tried to back away. Also in Vleuten, the police decided to take a closer look when a large group of young people stood on the street around a van belonging to one of the suspects. Another time, one of the men was pulled over by officers when he ran a red light with a load of gas bottles in his car.
Owners of Utrecht laughing gas wholesaler receive more than 19,000 euros in fines: ‘Gas bottles were thrown loose through their cars’
