A 28-year-old man from Nouméa was tried under the guilty-plea procedure and sentenced to one year of firm prison for cannabis dealing.[1] He had been caught possessing herbal cannabis, proved to be a reseller and was living under an electronic bracelet.[1] A BAC patrol was drawn by a cannabis smell to a car parked at the 4e-Km in Nouméa on the afternoon of Saturday 4 October.[1]
National police anti-crime officers checked the vehicle parked on rue Capiez along with its driver and passenger, as recounted by the public prosecutor in a statement sent on Wednesday.[1] Officers found fifteen grams of herbal cannabis inside the car, the driver admitted it was his, and he was arrested.[1] In custody, he said he had been trafficking narcotics since July 2026, according to prosecutor Yves Dupas.[1] He had been placed under an electronic bracelet since his release from the Koné detention centre on 16 April 2026.[1]
Described as a habitual consumer for several years, he estimated he carried out about ten deals per day, obtaining supplies from different people in Greater Nouméa including through social-media exchanges.[1] A search of his home seized 347 grams of cannabis, and he reported a profit of 160,000 CFP over the previous two months.[1] He had already been convicted four times for drug-law offences.[1]
Brought before the prosecution on Monday 6 October, he received twelve months of firm imprisonment with immediate incarceration under the comparution sur reconnaissance de culpabilité procedure.[1]