Drug courier jailed a year over 350 g cannabis at Belleville-en-Beaujolais
Gendarmes stopped a drug courier at Belleville-en-Beaujolais on 30 October 2026 and seized 350 g of cannabis plus cocaine, ecstasy, MDMA, ketamine and 1,600 euros. Brought to court on 2 November, he was jailed for one year, six months suspended, for deliveries across the Rhône and Ain.
On 30 October 2026, gendarmes from the Villefranche-sur-Saône PSIG stopped a
motorist during a road check at Belleville-en-Beaujolais in the northern Rhône.[1]Investigators linked the driver to an organised drug-delivery activity
running for several weeks beyond the department.[1]The deliveries covered an
area from the north of the Villefranche-sur-Saône gendarmerie company to several
neighbouring communes in Ain.[1][2]Brought before the courts on 2 November, the
accused was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, six months of it suspended.[1][2]
The search of the vehicle found 300 grams of cannabis resin and 50 grams of
cannabis herb, a total of about 350 grams of cannabis.[3][2]Officers also seized18 grams of cocaine, 70 ecstasy tablets, 16 grams of MDMA and 10 grams of
ketamine alongside the cannabis.[1]Gendarmes also seized 1,600 euros in cash.[3][2]The gendarmerie estimated the seized drugs’ market value at between 3,900
and 4,900 euros.[3][2]
The operation brought together the Villefranche-sur-Saône PSIG, the
Belleville-en-Beaujolais and Anse brigades and the Villefranche-sur-Saône
research brigade.[3]The Rhône gendarmerie described the joint action as
halting a resale network.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Sentenced
1
Cannabis
350 g
Prison
1 year, 6 months suspended
Cash confiscated
EUR 1,600
Agency
Gendarmerie du Rhône
Agency type
Court, Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Hashish (300 g); Herbal cannabis (50 g)
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison, Suspended sentence
Region
Rhône
Sources
Lyon Maglyonmag.comFRCannabis, cocaïne, ecstasy... Les gendarmes font une importante découverte au nord de Lyon
Lyon Capitalelyoncapitale.frFRCocaïne, cannabis, kétamine… : interpellé, il livrait des produits stupéfiants entre le Rhône et l’Ain
Autonewsautonews.frFRUn « livreur » très chargé arrêté par les gendarmes : son catalogue de drogues dans le coffre valait jusqu'à 4 900 €
Open questions the AI reported
The 3,900 to 4,900 euro street-value estimate covers all of the seized drugs together; no cannabis-only value was reported.
Whether the unsuspended six months of the one-year term were served immediately was not reported.
A 28-year-old driver tested positive for cannabis after rear-ending a car and injuring its driver at Percy-en-Normandie on 2 January 2026. The Coutances court sentenced him on 10 November 2026 to six months suspended imprisonment and cancelled his driving licence.
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.
The Fontainebleau criminal court sentenced a driver to five years in prison, including two years firm, over a fatal 2021 crash at Souppes-sur-Loing in which his 20-year-old passenger died. The court heard he had drunk alcohol and smoked cannabis and was driving at 135 km/h in a 30 km/h zone.
Anti-crime police in Passamaïnty, Mayotte, broke up a drug deal on 4 November 2026 and seized 3.334 kg of cannabis and 8,495 euros in cash from a suspected stash flat; three people were arrested. Two young men were tried in Mamoudzou on 9 November and sentenced to 30 months with 12 suspended and a 15-month suspended term.