Officers from the Draguignan police station stopped a car in Draguignan at night after its faulty rear light drew their attention and the driver parked straddling two spaces.[1][2] The car held three young people, one adult and two minors, who were arrested and placed in police custody.[1][2][3] Investigators found that one of the three was meant to deliver the drugs, and he was brought before the Draguignan prosecutor and placed under judicial supervision pending trial.[1][3] Investigators established that only a 17-year-old from Draguignan who was in the car was to carry out a delivery as part of organised drug trafficking.[2] After investigation, one of the minors and the 19-year-old were cleared.[2]
Officers seized nearly 2.5 kg of cannabis resin hidden in the car in four white packets that smelled of cannabis rather than chocolate.[1][3] Officers first spotted a plastic bag with a protruding white packet inscribed Dubai chocolate bar after a strong smell of cannabis came from the car when its door was opened.[1][2] Officers also found about 100 grams of cocaine on one of the minors, which is not counted in the cannabis total.[1][3] Police estimated the combined merchandise at about 13,000 euros.[2] The driver claimed the bag was not his, saying he had borrowed his mother’s car, and handed the bag to the officers.[1]
The night-time road check and seizure took place late in the week before the 10 November 2026 publication in Draguignan, Var.[1] The stop took place shortly before midnight on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the Négadis neighbourhood.[2]
