Charleroi man kept at 1 year in prison in cocaine-cannabis case
A Charleroi court confirmed a one-year prison term and 10,000-euro fine for 27-year-old Aymen for cocaine and cannabis possession and cocaine sale. Police had arrested him after a filmed scooter deal on 2 April and seized cannabis at his base.
A 27-year-old Charleroi resident identified as Aymen had been sentenced in his
absence on 18 June to one year in prison and a 10,000-euro fine for possession
of cocaine and cannabis and sale of cocaine.[1]On retrial after his
opposition, the Charleroi court confirmed that judgment on Friday 13 November
2026.[1]The same default sentence is also reported as one year in prison for
possession of cocaine and cannabis and sale of cocaine, which the Charleroi
court did not overturn.[2]
On 2 April in Charleroi, surveillance video captured a transaction between a man
on a scooter and a drug-addicted woman, after which officers arriving at the
scene arrested Aymen.[1]A search of the suspect’s base led to the seizure of
cannabis, with no amount given.[1]The scooter transaction and the cannabis
seizure at the suspect’s base are confirmed in the second account of the same
hearing.[2]
At the retrial Aymen denied the sale and said he had only helped by giving one
euro to someone asking for money to eat.[1]He added that had he sold cocaine
he would never have been released by police.[1]He was not able to convince
the Charleroi court, and he is currently under an arrest warrant for cocaine
sale.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Prison
1 year
Fine
EUR 10,000
Activity
Possession
Charge
possession of cocaine and cannabis and sale of cocaine
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison, Fine
Region
Hainaut
Sources
L'Avenirlavenir.netFRUn habitant de Charleroi grillé en plein deal de cocaïne assurait avoir juste donné de l'argent à sa cliente "pour manger" : un an de prison - L'Avenir
La DH/Les Sports+dhnet.beFRLa peine de prison initiale confirmée contre un opposant, qui assurait avoir aidé une toxicomane en lui donnant un euro
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No weight, form or plant count was published for the cannabis seized at the suspect's base.
The one-year term and 10,000-euro fine cover cocaine possession, cannabis possession and cocaine sale together, with no separate cannabis penalty stated.
No detail was published about the suspect's base where the cannabis was seized.
The outcome of the separate arrest warrant for cocaine sale mentioned at the hearing is not yet known.
A 43-year-old man was sentenced by the Bruges police court for driving under the influence of cannabis in Zedelgem on 4 August 2026. The court fined him 3,250 euros, imposed a four-month driving ban and declared him unfit to drive under Article 42 of the Traffic Act.
A 25-year-old man from Izegem was sentenced after an undercover agent delivered a resealed postal parcel from Malaga holding 2.6 kilograms of cannabis. A house search added more than 100 grams of cannabis and 9,045 euros in cash, bringing a money-laundering charge, an 18-month largely suspended sentence and forfeiture of the cash.
The Mechelen police court declared a young Dutch man unfit to drive after he admitted in court that he still smoked cannabis every three days, and he had to hand in his driving licence immediately. The court fined him 1,600 euros, half suspended, imposed a 45-day driving ban and said he could only ask for his licence back after six months without drugs.
A 24-year-old man from Duffel was sentenced by the Mechelen criminal court to 120 hours of community service for selling liquid THC, a cannabis product used in e-cigarettes, from his grandparents' home in Mechelen. Police found him through a Snapchat-run delivery service, and the court ordered almost 3,000 euros confiscated.
