Cherbourg driver jailed 5 months in cannabis road case
A Cherbourg court sentenced 35-year-old David Cadenat to five months in prison for driving uninsured while positive for cannabis after an April 2026 roadside stop. The court also imposed fines and cancelled his licence for one month, noting five prior road and drug entries on his record.
🇫🇷 Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin · France
Charged
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Prison
5 months
On 3 November the judicial court in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin tried a 35-year-old
man in his absence for driving without insurance, while positive for cannabis
and without a technical inspection.[1]The hearing took place at the Cherbourg
court on Tuesday 3 November for various road offences.[1]He was in detention
at the time of the hearing.[1]His criminal record contains five entries for
driving without a licence and without insurance and for drug consumption.[1]
On 25 April 2026 in Cherbourg police saw a car with no front registration plate
and checked its driver.[1]Officers found the vehicle was uninsured and its
technical inspection had not been done.[1]He said he had consumed CBD the day
before, while his saliva test was positive for cannabis.[1]
The outlet noted he had previously received firm prison terms and regularly
consumes cannabis.[1]The court sentenced David Cadenat to five months of firm
prison, a 500-euro fine increased by 50 percent plus two 135-euro fines.[1]It
also cancelled his driving licence for one month.[1]
No second account of this sentencing could be opened; only La Manche Libre was found.
No cannabis quantity was seized or published, so no kilograms or plants can be recorded.
The court imposed a 500-euro fine increased by 50 percent plus two 135-euro fines, which cannot be represented as a single fine figure without calculation, so no fine figure is recorded.
The driver said he had consumed CBD the day before while the saliva control was positive for cannabis; no laboratory distinction was published.
The reason the defendant was in detention at the time of the hearing was not published.
3 November 2026 is the hearing and sentencing date; 4 November 2026 is the article publication date.
The page image is captioned as an illustration and is not established to show this stop or hearing, so no media entry is included.
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Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 500 gPrison 18 months suspended with probation
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