Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over campaign financing -- Report

File photo taken on Nov. 20, 2016 shows former President Nicolas Sarkozy arriving to vote during the French right wing party "Les Republicains" Primaries as he is running for candidacy for the 2017 Presidential Election in Paris, France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody for an investigation into his election campaign financing, local media reported on March 20, 2018, quoting a judiciary official source.(Xinhua/Hubert Lechat)

PARIS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody for an investigation into his election campaign financing, local media reported Tuesday quoting a judiciary official source.