National Gendarmerie (France)
🇫🇷 France · Gendarmerie · 28 reports
- People arrested
- 101
- Plants destroyed
- 8,098
- Cannabis seized
- 1.88613 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Two drivers held at Fontaine toll with 40 kg of cannabis
Customs officers seized 40 kg of cannabis products from a Spanish UPS truck at the Fontaine toll on the A36 on 9 November 2026. Two Spain-based delivery drivers, aged 36 and 46, were detained after admitting they acted as “mules” for a load collected in Madrid.
Arrested 2Cannabis 40 kg47-year-old sentenced to 14 months in Troyes cannabis case
The criminal court in Troyes sentenced 47-year-old Ramzi Nefzaoui to 14 months in firm prison for drug trafficking and issued an arrest warrant. The case began when gendarmes stopped his Renault Laguna at Barberey-Saint-Sulpice in December 2025 and found cannabis resin, herb, cash and a scale.
Arrested 1Sentenced 1Prison 14 months firmCash confiscated EUR 80Limerzel network organiser jailed five years by Vannes court
The Vannes criminal court sentenced two people over a cannabis delivery network supplied from a house in Limerzel, Morbihan, jailing the man behind the Limerzel supply for five years. The case began at a road check near Vannes where gendarmes found 675 g of cannabis resin in a young courier's car.
Charged 2Convicted 2Sentenced 2Cannabis 10.7 kgVendée delivery driver gets 100 day-fines for driving after cannabis
A 34-year-old delivery driver was sentenced by the La Roche-sur-Yon court to 100 day-fines of 4 euros and lost his licence after gendarmes stopped him at Montaigu on 22 February 2025 and he tested positive for drugs. A repeat offender, he told the court he had smoked a joint at a birthday party three weeks before the check.
Charged 1Fine EUR 400Five in Coutras family clan jailed 30 months to 3 years for drug dealing
The Libourne court sentenced five of the Bezaguet circle for a three-year cannabis and cocaine trade in Coutras, after a September operation in which 80 gendarmes arrested nine people. Searches found only 70 grams of resin; the court imposed two to three years in prison, kept all five detained and banned them from Coutras for three years.
Arrested 9Sentenced 5Cannabis 70 gPrison 30 months to 3 years425 kg of cannabis resin seized from a Spain convoy in Saint-Chamond
Gendarmes stopped a two-car convoy carrying 425 kg of cannabis resin in Saint-Chamond on 2 November 2026 and arrested three men. The three, who had loaded the resin in Perpignan after it came from Spain, were charged and jailed pending trial on 6 November.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 425 kgBusinessman stopped in Igoville over cannabis gets 9-month suspended term
Gendarmes stopped a businessman driving his Porsche in Igoville on 1 November 2026 and found his driving licence had expired and a roadside saliva test was positive for cannabis. The judicial court in Évreux, trying him in immediate-appearance proceedings, gave him nine months in prison suspended with two years' probation.
Sentenced 1Two held after gendarmes raid Gujan-Mestras drug flat with 839 g cannabis
Gendarmes arrested two men from Bordeaux, aged 15 and 20, at a weekend short-term rental in Gujan-Mestras and seized 596 grams of cannabis resin and 243 grams of herb. The pair were brought before the Bordeaux court on 5 November, the adult in immediate-appearance proceedings and the minor at a children's court hearing.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 839 gCash confiscated EUR 8605.7 kg cannabis resin seized in night A9 check near Salses
Gendarmes stopped hundreds of vehicles at a night checkpoint on the A9 at Salses-le-Chateau and arrested a motorist carrying 5.7 kg of cannabis resin from Toulouse toward Perpignan. Two wanted people were also found during the multi-agency operation.
Arrested 3Cannabis 5.7 kgSix arrested in Saint-Paul as 91 cannabis plants and 10.86 kg seized
Gendarmes in Saint-Paul arrested six people on 6 October 2026 and seized 91 cannabis plants, 3.56 kg of cannabis heads and 7.3 kg of resin, plus crack and 7,820 euros in cash. Two of those arrested were later convicted, while the other four were to be summoned before the courts later.
Arrested 6Sentenced 2Plants destroyed 91Cannabis 10.86 kgSix held as 70 kg of US cannabis resin seized in Réunion
Gendarmes in Réunion broke up a suspected drug-importation network on 30 June 2026 after customs intercepted a US air-freight parcel holding 70 kg of cannabis resin worth over 1.7 million euros. Six people were arrested, and searches also recovered cash, cocaine and vehicles; most suspects were placed in pre-trial detention.
Arrested 6Cannabis 70 kgCash confiscated EUR 17,000Twelve convicted in Réunion–Mauritius zamal trafficking case, top terms 4-5 years
The Saint-Denis criminal court convicted all twelve defendants in the Réunion–Mauritius zamal trafficking case on 12 June 2026, jailing former Sainte-Suzanne chief of staff Bertrand de Boisvilliers for four years. Laurent Mariaye drew five years, and investigators tied the network to 147 kg of cannabis seized aboard de Boisvilliers's boat.
Charged 12Convicted 12Sentenced 12Cannabis 147 kgMoissac network jailed over 415 g of cannabis resin, four years at most
About fifty gendarmes broke up a drug network in Tarn-et-Garonne on 31 March 2026, arresting four men and finding 962 g of cocaine, 260 g of heroin and 415 g of cannabis resin in a Moissac flat and cellar. Two of them were jailed in Montauban in June, receiving four and three years with one year suspended each.
Arrested 4Charged 2Cannabis 415 gTwo men held after 1.8 kg of cannabis is found at a Bourran road check
Gendarmes in Bourran, Lot-et-Garonne, stopped two young men in the night of 7 to 8 March 2026 and seized 1,765 g of cannabis herb from their car, with 74 to 78 g more found at their homes. One was jailed pending trial and the other placed under judicial supervision before both were sent to immediate proceedings at the Agen court on 11 March.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 1.843 kgSaint-Joseph gendarmes seize 2,337 cannabis plants; two held in pre-trial detention
Réunion gendarmes dismantled a cannabis operation in isolated old farm buildings at Saint-Joseph on 29 November 2025, seizing 1,734 growing plants and 130 drying ones, for 2,337 plants weighing about 80 kg. Two men were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention while the investigation into drug trafficking continued.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 2,337Cannabis 80 kgSites 2Couple jailed over 20 kg cannabis resin at Réunion airport
Four people arrested in a 2 October 2025 control at Roland Garros Airport were sentenced on 26 November 2025 over 20.1 kg of cannabis resin found in a mother's suitcase. The mother received two years and her husband three years of firm prison, with two accomplices given suspended terms and a joint 302,700-euro customs fine.
Arrested 4Sentenced 4Cannabis 20.1 kgPrison 3 years18 arrested as 50 kg cannabis resin found in cars aboard ship at Le Port
Gendarmes arrested 18 people in Réunion and mainland France on 25 October 2025 and found 497 bars of cannabis resin, more than 50 kg, hidden in new vehicles aboard the Grand Hero at Port Est the next day. One suspect was a docker suspected of facilitating the imports, and the gendarmerie valued the resin at more than one million euros.
Arrested 18Cannabis 50 kgVehicles confiscated 12Cash confiscated EUR 162,640Gendarmes seize 80 zamal plants in a La Possession courtyard
Gendarmes from the autonomous territorial brigade of La Possession found 80 zamal plants growing in the courtyard of a family home during an intervention and seized them all. The gendarmerie announced the haul on Facebook; no arrests, charges or court outcome were reported.
Plants destroyed 8078 cannabis plants and 1.4 kg seized in Sainte-Marie garden
Gendarmes seized 78 cannabis plants and 1.4 kg of herbal cannabis from a private garden in the heights of Sainte-Marie, Réunion on 28 November 2023. The 41-year-old owner was heard without detention and is to face a penal decision.
Plants destroyed 78Cannabis 1.4 kgCilaos gendarmes seize 274 zamal plants from a home garden
Gendarmes of the Cilaos brigade in Réunion seized 274 zamal plants growing in the back garden of a resident's house, next to the family pool and trampoline. The man, already known to the courts, was released from custody with a summons to a guilty-plea hearing at the Saint-Pierre judicial court on 15 September 2023.
Arrested 1Charged 1Plants destroyed 274147 kg of zamal seized near Sainte-Rose port; eight held
Gendarmes seized 147 kg of zamal, including 1 kg of resin, in 19 sports bags near the port of Sainte-Rose on 17 June 2022. Eight suspects were taken into custody, with four summoned to court and four held for immediate trial.
Arrested 8Charged 8Cannabis 147 kgGo-fast stopped on the A9 with 67 kg of cannabis; three charged
GIGN officers stopped a two-car convoy on the A9 motorway between Orange and Nîmes on 9 October 2020 and found 67 kg of cannabis. Two couriers were held in pre-trial detention and the suspected Lyon-based head of the network was released under judicial supervision after a search of his home found 31 kg of cocaine.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 67 kgVehicles confiscated 6Six sentenced to 1-3 years over 142 kg zamal at Sainte-Rose
Gendarmes seized 142 kg of zamal bound for Mauritius at Anse des Cascades, Sainte-Rose, on 31 May 2019 and arrested six men. The six were convicted in September 2019 and an appeal court confirmed prison terms of 1 to 3 years on 2 January 2020.
Arrested 6Sentenced 6Cannabis 142 kgPrison 1 to 3 yearsSeven arrested, 26 kg of cannabis seized in Maubeuge–Belgium network raid
French gendarmes and Belgium's federal judicial police raided about ten sites around Maubeuge and in Belgium on 11 June 2019, arresting seven people and seizing 26 kg of cannabis herb, more than 80,000 euros in cash and a shotgun. Two of the seven were placed under formal investigation and held in pre-trial detention.
Arrested 7Charged 2Cannabis 26 kgSites 10Gendarmes uproot 300 zamal plants, 640 kg, at a Saline-les-Hauts home
Gendarmes of the Saint-Gilles brigade found an open-air zamal plantation at a resident's home in Saline-les-Hauts, Réunion, during a search on 4 February 2016 and, on the prosecutor's orders, uprooted and destroyed nearly 300 plants weighing 640 kilos. The gendarmerie said two people were implicated and would answer for their acts before the competent court.
Arrested 0Plants destroyed 300Cannabis 640 kgGendarmes seize 73 zamal plants in a Sainte-Rose resident's garden
Gendarmes of the Sainte-Rose brigade seized 73 young zamal plants, about a metre tall, growing in the garden of a resident of the commune on Réunion, pulled them up for destruction and said the man would be tried in Saint-Denis. Announcing the case, the gendarmerie said its officers had found more than 2,500 zamal plants across the island since the start of 2015.
Plants destroyed 73of them seized 734,000 cannabis plants seized in Belgium, 14 jailed
French and Belgian investigators seized nearly 4,000 cannabis plants across eight indoor plantations in Belgium's Liège region on 10 June 2014. Fourteen suspects were jailed in France and Belgium over the growing network that supplied the Boulogne-sur-Mer market.
Arrested 14Plants destroyed 4,000Sites 8Cash confiscated EUR 20,000More than 1,000 paka plants seized in Huahine and Tahiti
Gendarmes seized more than 1,000 cannabis plants in French Polynesia, including 865 plants and 200 grams of dried cannabis on Huahine. Growers from plantations on Huahine, Toahotu and Paea were summoned before the Papeete criminal court.
Plants destroyed 865Cannabis 200 g