Agen man ran drug trade via mailbox; 560 g cannabis, €3,000 seized
In Agen, police made several arrests for drug trafficking, the first on 8 November, around a man born in 1979 who ran his trade through his mailbox, depositing cannabis and collecting his clients' money. Officers seized 300 g of resin, 260 g of herb, cocaine and about 3,000 euros; the principal suspect was sent to a guilty-plea (CRPC) hearing on 13 November.
In Agen, police carried out several arrests for drug trafficking, the first on 8
November.[1]The traffic ran via the mailbox of an Agen resident born in 1979,
who deposited the cannabis inside and collected the money his clients brought.[2]
During the search, officers seized300 g of cannabis resin, 260 g of cannabis
herb, cocaine and about 3,000 euros.[1]Police also apprehended several drug
users, who admitted the facts, and a second arrest was made on 11 November.[1]At the suspect’s home, officers found 300 g of cannabis resin, 260 g of cannabis
herb, cocaine, about 3,000 euros and ledgers.[2]The mailbox owner was placed
in police custody.[2]
Photos and video
Photo of the mailbox through which the Agen dealer exchanged cannabis and his clients' money. Photo: DDM-Fabrice VironneauPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
560 g
Cash confiscated
EUR 3,000
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (300 g); Herbal cannabis (260 g)
Activity
Sale
Setting
Home
Charge
drug trafficking (trafic de stupéfiants)
Operation
8 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Region
Lot-et-Garonne
Sources
La Dépêche du Midiladepeche.frFRIl utilisait sa boîte aux lettres pour son trafic de stupéfiants à Agen : 300 grammes de résine de cannabis, 260 grammes d'herbe et près de 3 000 euros saisis chez un quadragénaire
PetitBleu.frpetitbleu.frFRIl utilisait sa boîte aux lettres pour son trafic de stupéfiants à Agen : 300 grammes de résine de cannabis, 260 grammes d'herbe et près de 3 000 euros saisis chez un quadragénaire
Open questions the AI reported
The exact number of people apprehended was not published; the accounts give only 'several' arrests, with one named principal suspect born in 1979.
No weight for the cocaine found in the search was published.
The outcome of the 13 November CRPC hearing, whether the suspect pleaded guilty and any resulting sentence, was not yet reported.
Both accounts are from the La Dépêche media group (La Dépêche and PetitBleu.fr), so they are not independent; the full text was only reachable on the PetitBleu version.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in PetitBleu.fr: The consumers were released free, but the principal suspect faces prosecution; on Friday 13 November he was submitted to a comparution sur reconnaissance préalable de culpabilité (CRPC), a guilty-plea hearing.
Left out case stage, as its quotation was not found in PetitBleu.fr.
Police in Carcassonne's Viguier neighbourhood detained a 29-year-old man at a drug-dealing point and found about 20 grams of cannabis resin, less than five grams of cannabis herb, cash and nearly five grams of cocaine. His custody was extended.
A 25-year-old man was arrested at his home in Cancon, Lot-et-Garonne, on 10 November 2026 after gendarmes investigated several weeks of drug dealing near the local lake. Officers found 100 grams of cannabis resin at his home; the man, who admitted supplying about fifteen customers, was presented to the prosecutor in Agen two days later.
Police in Montpellier stopped a 33-year-old driver in the Marels area and found 211 g of cannabis resin, 42 g of herbal cannabis and 6,800 euros in small bills. He was held in custody and brought to court on 11 November for a guilty-plea hearing after reportedly admitting months of resale and deliveries.
A 17-year-old caught selling cannabis resin to motorists from a car park in Besançon resisted arrest and was handcuffed, then a search of his home found 360.9 g of cannabis and 1,470 euros. A juvenile judge in Vesoul ordered him held in an educational unit in Auxerre and banned him from Besançon pending a hearing in February 2027.
