A 33-year-old woman was arrested after introducing cannabis into Nouméa’s Camp-Est prison.[1] A search on 30 September at Camp-Est prison exposed a cannabis trafficking operation in Nouméa.[1] A detainee was found with 8 grams of herb after a visiting-room meeting with his partner.[1] The 33-year-old woman was arrested on the spot and admitted bringing the herb into the prison and giving the pouch to her partner.[1] The woman, aged 33 and living in Magenta, was arrested as she left the prison.[2]

Investigators found 80,000 francs in cash and 536 grams of herb, with the seizure valued at 435,000 francs.[1] Investigators identified two addresses where she stored cannabis totalling 536 grams plus 80,000 francs, with resale value estimated at 435,000 francs.[2] She had packed the seized herb at home into 87 sachets for resale.[1]

She admitted trafficking from 28 February 2026 until 30 September 2026.[1] She admitted nearly seven months of trafficking, including three deliveries to her partner during his detention.[2] The cannabis came from Houaïlou, and she refused to give more detail on the exact growing and packing location.[1] She had prior drug-trafficking convictions on 1 July 2022 and a one-year prison term on 19 February 2025.[2] Because of her record and legal recidivism she was dealt with under a simplified guilty-plea procedure.[1]

She was presented to court on 2 October and given a new one-year immediate prison term.[2] She accepted 12 months’ immediate imprisonment, bringing her total sentences to be served to two years’ imprisonment.[1]

Her detained partner must answer charges of unauthorised possession of narcotics and receiving proceeds of an offence at a 2027 hearing.[2]