Four young men in their twenties were tried for drug trafficking at the Bayonne judicial court on 3 November 2026, with two of them also facing weapons charges.[1] The court sentenced all four to firm prison terms ranging from eight months to five years and ordered their continued detention.[1]

Police arrested the group on 25 September 2025, ending about a year and a half of trafficking.[1] Three of the defendants, aged 22 to 23, dealt mainly in cocaine but also sold cannabis.[1] They sold cannabis and cocaine locally in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Landes.[1] A search recovered 12,000 euros in cash, a pump-action shotgun and a pistol, reportedly bought in a Traveller camp.[1]

The network was run from the ZUP district of Bayonne.[1] The drugs were cut and packaged in a rented room at the Mer et golf loisirs hotel in Anglet.[1] That room was guarded around the clock and held a pistol inside.[1] Two of the defendants each supplied 50 to 100 clients.[1] WhatsApp messages mentioned daily takings of about 1,200 euros.[1] Written messages, indiscreet phone calls and easily traced movements gave investigators the evidence for the case.[1]