Four men from Saint Vincent were convicted for transporting several hundred kilos of cannabis herb.[1] The four men had been arrested on 20 April in international waters and appeared before the criminal court.[1] They remained silent before the judges and gave no details at the hearing.[1] The crew were sent to prison following the conviction.[1]

More than 700 kilos of cannabis had been seized on 20 April.[1] On the night of 19 to 20 April, the surveillance frigate Germinal intervened about 50 kilometres off the Martinique coast to intercept a go-fast suspected of drug trafficking.[2] The Germinal acted with a Customs Panther helicopter after information from the office for the repression of illicit drug trafficking.[3] The occupants threw several bales overboard when intercepted, but 48 bales were seized in total.[3] The boat was boarded south of Martinique after coming from Saint Vincent.[4] The four occupants were arrested and the illicit goods were seized.[4] The suspects were handed to agents of the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking.[4] The seized drugs were destroyed on the orders of the Fort-de-France specialised prosecutor.[3]