Three arrested in La Possession with 7.8 kg cannabis resin
Réunion judicial police arrested a 38-year-old dealer, his 21-year-old delivery helper and the dealer's partner in La Possession on 3 November 2025, finding 7.8 kg of cannabis resin in a hiding place along with cocaine, ecstasy, cash and two vehicles. All three were brought before the Saint-Denis prosecutor on 7 November.
Police in La Possession, Réunion, arrested a 38-year-old drug dealer and his
21-year-old accomplice in the street on 3 November 2025 after months of
investigation.[1]The operation was run by the narcotics squad of the Réunion
territorial judicial police in a preliminary inquiry opened by the Saint-Denis
prosecutor’s office.[1]
Investigators said the dealer ran a sustained resale business at many points
across the island, with the younger man from Le Port handling deliveries.[1]Searches found a hiding place where officers seized7.8 kilos of cannabis resin,
along with about 5 kilos of cocaine and 1.9 kilos of ecstasy tablets.[1]The
seizures also included weighing equipment, packaging, 46,520 euros in cash and
two vehicles.[1]
The main suspect’s partner was also arrested, bringing the number of suspects to
three.[1]After extended police custody, the three suspects were brought
before the Saint-Denis prosecutor’s office on 7 November 2025.[1]
Photos and video
Police nationale photo published with the La Possession seizure report, captioned 'more than 14 kilos of drugs seized'. Photo: Police nationalePhoto details
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Open questions the AI reported
Only one accessible source for this event was found; no second outlet or police statement could be opened.
The article gives no street value for the cannabis resin, so none is recorded.
The cocaine and ecstasy quantities belong to the same mixed case and are excluded from cannabis figures.
No charges, indictment or court outcome are specified beyond the presentation to the Saint-Denis prosecutor on 7 November 2025.
The suspects are not named, and the article does not say where exactly in La Possession the arrests, searches or the hiding place were.
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