BAC officers carried out a road check on Avenue de Saint-Claude in Basse-Terre on Wednesday 6 May.[1] Officers became suspicious of a driver, and a quick search found a sachet of crack in his possession.[1] Following the check, investigators went to the home of an individual known to the stopped driver and searched it.[1]

The search seized 9.57 kg of cannabis herb.[1] It also seized 44.69 g of cannabis resin.[1] The same search also found 99.57 g of cocaine alongside the cannabis.[1] Officers seized 12,858.30 euros in cash.[1] Officers seized a handgun with fourteen 9 mm cartridges.[1]

A second man, known to the driver and occupying the searched premises, was arrested after the search, bringing the arrests to two.[1] The driver was punished for the road offences found against him.[1] The other man was convicted, sentenced to three years of firm imprisonment and jailed.[1] Guadeloupe’s territorial directorate of the National Police presented the operation as part of its action against drug trafficking and illegal weapons.[1]