On 8 September 2026, France’s National Police carried out a large anti-delinquency operation in the Dillon neighbourhood of Fort-de-France, Martinique.[1] The police presented the action as part of the fight against insecurity in Martinique.[1] It mobilised officers of the national police’s territorial directorate (DTPN), its vehicle-pound team and two platoons of gendarmes, who carried out several checks.[1]

Officers seized 916 grammes of cannabis resin from a motorcyclist involved in refusing to stop for police.[1] Another young man was checked carrying a knife and walkie-talkies, according to a National Police Facebook post.[1] Three motorbikes were also administratively immobilised during the operation.[1]