{"version":1,"id":"nc","name":"New Caledonia","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/nc/","count":7,"totals":{"reports":7,"arrested":26,"plants_destroyed":988,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":11.121,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":0,"raid":0,"arrest":2,"prosecution":0,"sentence":5,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-06","reports":[{"id":"noumea-362g-cannabis-sentence","code":"CET-TMNDB8","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/noumea-362g-cannabis-sentence/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/TMNDB8/","date":"2026-10-06","added_at":"2026-11-04T19:21:33.731025Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"rue Capiez, 4e-Km, Nouméa, New Caledonia","coordinates":[-22.2758,166.458],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Nouméa man jailed 12 months over 362 g of cannabis","summary":"A 28-year-old Nouméa man was sentenced to 12 months in prison after a cannabis smell led police to 15 g in his parked car and 347 g at his home. Already under an electronic bracelet, he admitted dealing since July 2026 and was jailed immediately.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":0.362,"prison":"12 months"},"details":{"agency_types":["police","prosecutor"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.362}],"activity":["trafficking"],"setting":["prison"],"case_stage":"sentenced","sentence_types":["prison"],"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.sentence_types":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.prison":[1]},"tags":["noumea","new-caledonia"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French; no second account could be opened.","The incident date used is the 6 October 2026 sentencing date; the roadside arrest occurred on 4 October 2026.","The 0.362 kg figure is the sum of the separately stated 15 grams found in the car and 347 grams found at home.","The reported 160,000 CFP benefit over two months is admitted proceeds, not a police valuation of seized drugs, so no value is recorded.","The report names no full name for the convicted man and does not state what happened to the passenger in the checked car."],"sources":[{"title":"Quand une odeur de cannabis ramène à la case prison","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/quand-une-odeur-de-cannabis-ramene-a-la-case-prison-1745928.html","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","date":"2026-10-08","archived":null}]},{"id":"noumea-camp-est-prison-cannabis-sentence","code":"CET-G50JZH","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/noumea-camp-est-prison-cannabis-sentence/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/G50JZH/","date":"2026-10-02","added_at":"2026-11-04T20:10:16.927867Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"Camp-Est prison, Nouméa","coordinates":[-22.2758,166.458],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Woman jailed 2 years for smuggling cannabis into Camp-Est prison","summary":"A 33-year-old woman was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting she smuggled cannabis into Nouméa's Camp-Est prison and trafficked it from February to September 2026. Police seized 536 grams of cannabis in 87 sachets and 80,000 francs, valued by prosecutors at 435,000 francs.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":0.536,"prison":"2 years","value":{"amount":435000,"currency":"XPF"}},"details":{"agency_types":["anti-narcotics"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.536}],"activity":["trafficking","possession"],"setting":["prison"],"case_stage":"sentenced","sentence_types":["prison"],"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[2,1],"details.date_precision":[1,2],"details.products":[2,1],"details.sentence_types":[1,2],"details.setting":[1,2],"figures.arrested":[1,2],"figures.kg_seized":[1,2],"figures.prison":[2,1],"figures.value":[1,2]},"tags":["new-caledonia","noumea","camp-est"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/elle-introduisait-du-cannabis-au-camp-est-une-trentenaire-condamnee-a-deux-ans-de-prison-ferme-1744977.html","media_url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/image/RhySGwCIS3wPOmLI7GBLcGjnahM/0x102:2048x1254/900x506/filters:format(webp):quality(80)/outremer%2F2026%2F10%2F06%2F6ac441195b881710185360.jpg","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","caption":"Police photo of the seized cannabis and cash, captioned with an estimated value of about 500,000 francs. Photo: Police nationale."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The La 1ère account gives no separate sentencing date; 2 October 2026 comes from Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, while 5 October 2026 is the La 1ère publication date.","Whether the 8 grams found on the detainee is included in the reported 536-gram total is not clarified, so only the stated 536 grams is recorded as kg_seized.","The photo caption estimates the seizure at about 500,000 francs while both article texts give the prosecutor's figure of 435,000 francs; the text figure is used.","The detained partner's case was still pending for a 2027 hearing, so no outcome for him is recorded.","No full name was published, only the woman's age of 33 and Magenta residence.","Both accessible accounts report the same prosecutor's communiqué; no separate agency statement was opened."],"sources":[{"title":"Elle introduisait du cannabis au Camp-Est : une trentenaire condamnée à deux ans de prison ferme - Outre-mer La 1ère","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/elle-introduisait-du-cannabis-au-camp-est-une-trentenaire-condamnee-a-deux-ans-de-prison-ferme-1744977.html","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","date":"2026-10-05","archived":null},{"title":"Deux ans de prison ferme pour une femme qui faisait passer du cannabis au Camp-Est","url":"https://www.lnc.nc/article/deux-ans-de-prison-ferme-pour-une-femme-qui-faisait-passer-du-cannabis-au-camp-est","publisher":"Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes","date":"2026-10-06","archived":null}]},{"id":"touho-koe-988-plants-family-sentence","code":"CET-TJ37B4","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/touho-koe-988-plants-family-sentence/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/TJ37B4/","date":"2026-10-02","added_at":"2026-11-04T19:29:28.520195Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"Tribu de Koé, Touho, New Caledonia","coordinates":[-20.78,165.23],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["arrest","prosecution","raid","seizure"],"title":"Three family members sentenced in Touho over 988 cannabis plants","summary":"Three members of one family from the Koé tribe in Touho, New Caledonia, were convicted on 2 October 2026 of trafficking cannabis since early 2022. Gendarmes seized 988 cannabis plants, growing equipment, cash, a motorboat and other assets, and the court imposed 18-month prison terms with suspended portions plus fines.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":3,"charged":3,"plants_destroyed":988,"prison":"18 months","fine":{"amount":800000,"currency":"XPF"},"value":{"amount":3660000,"currency":"XPF"}},"details":{"agency_types":["gendarmerie","prosecutor"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"plants","plants":988}],"activity":["sale"],"setting":["school"],"case_stage":"sentenced","sentence_types":["fine","probation","community-service"],"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.sentence_types":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1],"figures.prison":[1]},"tags":["new-caledonia","touho","koe-tribe","school","family-network"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["Only one source could be opened, and searches in French for a second account of this Touho case found nothing.","The year 2026 comes from the article's 2 October 2026 publication date while the text itself gives only Friday 2 October, so 2 October 2026 is used as the latest step.","The exact date of the search and arrests was not given beyond trafficking running until 30 September 2026.","The 800,000-franc fine total is the sum of the two stated 400,000-franc fines, since the source does not state a combined total.","Sums are recorded in CFP francs (XPF) used in New Caledonia, while the source states them only as francs.","The 12,395 francs in seized cash is kept separate from the resale estimate and the fines and is not recorded as a drug value.","The seized motorboat and other equipment confiscated as criminal assets were not described in further detail."],"sources":[{"title":"Touho : près de 1 000 pieds de cannabis saisis, trois membres d’une même famille condamnés","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/touho-pres-de-1-000-pieds-de-cannabis-saisis-trois-membres-d-une-meme-famille-condamnes-1744164.html","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","date":"2026-10-02","archived":null}]},{"id":"noumea-magenta-cannabis-sentence","code":"CET-X854R2","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/noumea-magenta-cannabis-sentence/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/X854R2/","date":"2026-06-11","added_at":"2026-11-04T18:50:11.722362Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"tours de Magenta, Nouméa","coordinates":[-22.2758,166.458],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["arrest","prosecution","seizure"],"title":"Cannabis dealer jailed one year after Magenta bust","summary":"Police broke up a cannabis dealing point in the towers district of Magenta, Nouméa, detaining a buyer and arresting the alleged seller after witnessing a sale. The already police-known seller was tried in immediate appearance and sentenced to one year of firm imprisonment at Camp Est.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":1,"prison":"1 year"},"details":{"agency_types":["police","court"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["trafficking"],"setting":["prison"],"case_stage":"sentenced"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.prison":[1]},"tags":["magenta","noumea","new-caledonia"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight for the seized cannabis was published.","No amount for the seized cash was published.","No charge, release or court outcome for the detained buyer was reported.","The operation's exact day was not given; 11 June 2026 is inferred because the article published 12 June 2026 says the man was sentenced 'hier'.","Only one source could be opened; a second outlet's page on the same Magenta operation could not be accessed.","The page carries only a generic police-badge illustration image, so no event photo or video is listed."],"sources":[{"title":"Un an de prison ferme pour un trafiquant de cannabis à Magenta","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/un-an-de-prison-ferme-pour-un-trafiquant-de-cannabis-a-magenta-1709743.html","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","date":"2026-06-11","archived":null}]},{"id":"houailou-noumea-cannabis-12-arrested-2022","code":"CET-3W3FXK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/houailou-noumea-cannabis-12-arrested-2022/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/3W3FXK/","date":"2022-12-12","added_at":"2026-11-04T18:51:40.391347Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"Houaïlou, Bourail and Nouméa, New Caledonia","coordinates":[-22.2758,166.458],"precision":"region","type":"arrest","also":["seizure","raid"],"title":"12 held in New Caledonia cannabis bust with 20M francs seized","summary":"National police arrested 12 people in coordinated searches across Houaïlou, Bourail, Nouméa and the suburbs, dismantling a major cannabis production and resale network. Officers seized several kilos of cannabis herb, weapons and a record 20 million francs in cash.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":12,"value":{"amount":20000000,"currency":"XPF"}},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["sale"],"setting":["street"],"case_stage":"investigation"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.value":[1]},"tags":["new-caledonia","houailou","noumea","bourail"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The operation day is given only as Monday, so 12 December 2022 is inferred as the Monday before the 14 December publication date.","No exact cannabis weight was published, only several kilos, so no kilograms are recorded.","The article body beyond the opening lines is paywalled, with 94 percent hidden, so details on where each seizure occurred and the cash breakdown are unavailable.","The source says francs without spelling out the currency, so the 20 million is recorded as CFP francs (XPF), the franc used in New Caledonia.","No charges, custody decisions or court outcomes were reported in the accessible text.","Only one source could be opened; searches for a second account and a Wayback fetch found nothing accessible to corroborate the operation.","No confirmable event photo is listed because the page's supplied thumbnails show unrelated stories and the main image has no caption confirming it shows this seizure."],"sources":[{"title":"[INFO LNC] Trafic de cannabis : 20 millions de francs saisis en liquide, une prise record pour les policiers","url":"https://www.lnc.nc/article/nouvelle-caledonie/nord/houailou/grand-noumea/noumea/faits-divers/justice/societe/info-lnc-trafic-de-cannabis-20-millions-de-francs-saisis-en-liquide-une-prise-record-pour-les-policiers","publisher":"Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes","date":"2022-12-14","archived":null}]},{"id":"mont-dore-noumea-6kg-cannabis-sentence-2021","code":"CET-Q8NFG8","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mont-dore-noumea-6kg-cannabis-sentence-2021/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Q8NFG8/","date":"2021-12-27","added_at":"2026-11-04T22:47:49.89403Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"Mont-Dore, New Caledonia","coordinates":[-22.2833,166.55],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["arrest","seizure","prosecution"],"title":"Three sentenced over 6.3 kg cannabis network at Mont-Dore","summary":"Gendarmes in New Caledonia arrested three people, including a Mont-Dore couple, for a cannabis trade run through social media since January 2020, seizing 6.323 kg, five indoor grow rooms and cash. All three admitted guilt under guilty-plea proceedings and received prison terms of two years with one suspended, six months, and two years with one suspended.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":3,"charged":3,"kg_seized":6.323,"prison":"2 years (including 1 year suspended)"},"details":{"agency_types":["gendarmerie","court"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":6.323}],"activity":["trafficking","sale"],"setting":["home","prison"],"environment":["indoor"],"case_stage":"sentenced","sentence_types":["prison"]},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.environment":[2],"details.products":[1,2],"details.sentence_types":[1],"details.setting":[2,1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.charged":[1],"figures.prison":[2,1]},"tags":["mont-dore","noumea","indoor-grow"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The articles give 21 December 2021 for the arrests but no separate date for the guilty-plea sentences, so 27 December 2021, the publication date, is used as the incident date.","The 6.323 kg total adds the detailed 3.423 kg and 2.9 kg figures from the longer account; the shorter account rounds these to more than three kilos and almost three kilos.","The headlines describe the seizure as more than five kilos and more than six kilos respectively; the report uses the summed detailed weights.","No number of plants was published, only five indoor grow rooms in total, so no plants figure is recorded.","Cash sums of more than 80,000 and 310,000 CFP francs and proceeds estimates of up to 2 million francs were reported but are not recorded as drug value or a court fine.","Only LNC-origin reporting could be opened; the second account is a Tahiti Infos reprint crediting LNC, and no separate agency statement was found.","Full names were not published; the reports identify a 26-year-old woman, her partner and a 44-year-old Nouméa man.","Three distinct prison terms were imposed; figures records the longest two-year terms with one year suspended, while the partner received six months."],"sources":[{"title":"Plus de cinq kilos de cannabis saisis, des chambres de culture, trois interpellations : un trafic démantelé au Mont-Dore","url":"https://www.lnc.nc/article-direct/faits-divers/justice/nouvelle-caledonie/plus-de-cinq-kilos-de-cannabis-saisis-des-chambres-de-culture-trois-interpellations-un-trafic-demantele-au-mont-dore","publisher":"Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes","date":"2021-12-27","archived":null},{"title":"Un trafic d'herbe “online” stoppé par les gendarmes","url":"https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Un-trafic-d-herbe-online-stoppe-par-les-gendarmes_a206072.html","publisher":"Tahiti Infos","date":"2021-12-27","archived":null}]},{"id":"noumea-cannabis-butter-4-arrested-2016","code":"CET-50NDFK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/noumea-cannabis-butter-4-arrested-2016/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/50NDFK/","date":"2016-03-08","added_at":"2026-11-05T08:15:33.018171Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-15T03:51:35.000Z","country":"nc","country_name":"New Caledonia","place":"Nouméa, New Caledonia","coordinates":[-22.2758,166.458],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["raid","seizure"],"title":"4 held in Nouméa raid over 400 g of cannabis butter","summary":"National police searched a Nouméa home on 8 March 2016, detaining four people who made cannabis butter for cooking and seizing 400 g of the butter plus 3.5 kg of cannabis plants and powder. The four were released after extended custody and ordered to face a drug-possession trial in early September, risking up to 10 years in prison.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":4,"kg_seized":3.9},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":3.9}],"activity":["possession"],"setting":["prison"],"case_stage":"sentenced","sentence_types":["prison"],"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.sentence_types":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["noumea","new-caledonia","cannabis-butter","edibles"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/400g-de-beurre-de-cannabis-saisis-339521.html","media_url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/image/j9TiXB_urFGL02Mq5fm7IH80jGA/0x0:1920x1080/900x506/filters:format(webp):quality(80)/outremer%2F2019%2F10%2F02%2F5d95084f53748_beurre_cannabis.jpg","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","caption":"A hand holding an open jar of green cannabis butter, the article's illustration of the seized product. Photo: NC 1ère"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The names and ages of the four detained people were not published.","The court outcome is unknown; the article only says they were to appear in early September, without naming the year or reporting a verdict, and the stated maximum of 10 years is a penalty that could be imposed, not a sentence given.","The 3.9 kg total is the sum of the stated 400 g of cannabis butter and 3.5 kg of cannabis plants and powder; the source does not separate plants from powder, and the 400 g is the weight of the infused butter mixture, not cannabis alone.","No value for the seized cannabis was published.","Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French and English.","The page photo shows a jar of cannabis butter credited only to NC 1ère, so whether it shows exactly the seized batch is not established.","The year 2016 for the 8 March search is inferred from the article's 10 March 2016 publication date, while the text itself gives only 8 March."],"sources":[{"title":"400g de beurre de cannabis saisis","url":"https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/400g-de-beurre-de-cannabis-saisis-339521.html","publisher":"Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère","date":"2016-03-10","archived":null}]}]}