Man jailed in absentia for 195 g cannabis carried on a kick scooter in Boulogne
In Boulogne-sur-Mer, police stopped a man on a kick scooter near the lycée Mariette school area on 17 February 2026 and recovered 195.14 grams of cannabis he had thrown over the school fence. The Boulogne-sur-Mer court then sentenced him in absentia to six months' suspended imprisonment for illegal possession and use of narcotics.
🇫🇷 Lycée Mariette sector, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais · France
Cannabis
195.14 g
Prison
6 months suspended
Agencies
French police, tribunal judiciaire de Boulogne-sur-Mer
On 17 February 2026, police officers in the lycée Mariette sector of
Boulogne-sur-Mer stopped a man riding a kick scooter the wrong way.[1]When he
saw the officers he threw a packet over the school fence, and when recovered it
contained 195.14 grams of cannabis.[1]The man said he had just bought the
drugs and that he consumed 100 to 200 grams a month, spending about 700 euros on
them.[1]He also said he sometimes supplied a friend or family member.[1]
The defendant was absent at the trial, and the prosecutor noted he had not shown
up to any earlier summons.[1]Found guilty of illegal possession and use of
narcotics, he was sentenced to 6 months’ suspended imprisonment.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
195.14 g
Prison
6 months suspended
Agencies
French police; tribunal judiciaire de Boulogne-sur-Mer
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (195.14 g)
Activity
Possession, Use, Sale
Setting
Street or public place, School or campus
Charge
détention et usage illicites de stupéfiants
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison
Force
No force reported
Sources
La Voix du Nordlavoixdunord.frFRSur sa trottinette, à contresens, il est contrôlé en possession d’une grande quantité de cannabis
Open questions the AI reported
The trial date is not given in the article; the incident date is 17 February 2026, the stop and seizure date.
The defendant did not appear at the trial, so no plea, fine or further outcome was reported.
The article's photo is captioned as an archive illustration, not an image of this seizure, so it is not listed as media.
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