Over 11 kg cannabis and 5 handguns seized in Guadeloupe operations
Guadeloupe territorial police seized more than 11 kg of cannabis, five handguns, cocaine, crack and 94 cartons of contraband cigarettes in recent targeted operations. Several people were arrested and placed in police custody during the interventions.
Officers of the Direction Territoriale de la Police Nationale in Guadeloupe,
DTPN 971, carried out targeted checks and investigative work across the
territory in recent days.[1]The operations led to numerous arrests followed
by placements in police custody.[1]A second account confirms that several
people were arrested during these interventions and placed in custody.[2]
Police reported seizing more than 11 kilograms of cannabis in the operations.[1]The same police balance sheet cites 94 cartons of contraband cigarettes and
more than 11 kilos of cannabis.[2]Officers also seized five handguns, several
of them with ammunition.[2]Alongside the cannabis, police found several
hundred grams of cocaine and crack.[1]
Police present the results as the product of daily presence on the ground,
targeted checks and investigation by different units.[2]Police say the stated
aim is to fight trafficking and remove illicit products and weapons likely to
feed delinquency and violence from public streets.[2]
Photos and video
Police photo of the seized weapons, drugs and contraband from the DTPN 971 operations. Photo: Police NationalePhoto details
The sources give no separate date for the operations, describing them only as recent and over recent days, so 15 September 2026, the publication date, is used as the incident date.
No number of people arrested or placed in custody was published, only numerous or several, so no arrested figure is recorded.
The cocaine and crack quantity was given only as several hundred grams without a split, and is excluded from cannabis figures.
The 94 cartons of contraband cigarettes and five handguns are non-cannabis components and are excluded from cannabis figures.
No commune or precise site in Guadeloupe was named, so the place is recorded at region precision.
No names, charges, court outcomes or cannabis valuation were reported.
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