Colmar SAS: eight months, four firm, after 33 g of cannabis in a cell search
A 32-year-old man from Marne, held at Colmar’s SAS resettlement unit, was found with cannabis resin during a cell search and sentenced on 15 May 2026 to eight months in prison, four to be served. He told the court he had used drugs since age eleven and questioned a negative drug test despite regular use.
🇫🇷 SAS de Colmar, Haut-Rhin · France
- Cannabis
- 0 kg
- Prison
- 8 months (4 firm)
A 32-year-old man from Marne, detained at the SAS resettlement unit in Colmar,
was caught with cannabis resin in his cell and sentenced after a fast-track
hearing on Friday 15 May 2026.[1]
Staff found 33 g of resin during a cell search on the Tuesday before the hearing,
the court report said.[1] A roundup published the day before had reported 30 g
found on the Wednesday afternoon at the same SAS unit and said he was held in
police custody before referral for immediate trial.[2] The defendant said he
had used drugs since he was eleven.[1] He told the court he was surprised that
a drug test had come back negative although he still used cannabis regularly.[1]
The Colmar tribunal sentenced him to eight months in prison, four of them to be
served in custody.[1]
Sources
- Condamné pour détention de cannabis, le détenu s’étonne de son dépistage négatif. Les Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, 15 May 2026. In French.
- Région de Colmar : avec 30 grammes de résine à la SAS. Les Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, 14 May 2026. In French.
Open questions the AI reported
- The 14 May roundup reports 30 g found on the Wednesday before publication; the 15 May court report gives 33 g found on Tuesday during a cell search, without explaining the difference.
- Neither piece names the defendant or states the exact calendar date of the cell search.
- Page illustrations are generic and not of this case, so no media is listed.
