4 held in Nouméa raid over 400 g of cannabis butter
National police searched a Nouméa home on 8 March 2016, detaining four people who made cannabis butter for cooking and seizing 400 g of the butter plus 3.5 kg of cannabis plants and powder. The four were released after extended custody and ordered to face a drug-possession trial in early September, risking up to 10 years in prison.
National police narcotics officers searched a home in Nouméa on 8 March 2016 and
detained four people.[1]The four habitually prepared their own cannabis
product from butter and cannabis.[1]The butter mixture was used to prepare
dishes and desserts.[1]After an extended period in custody, the suspects were
released.[1]They were due in the criminal court in early September on a
drug-possession charge, carrying up to 10 years in prison and fines of several
million francs.[1]
Officers seized400 grams of cannabis butter, described as a green greasy paste
with a nauseating smell.[1]Officers also found 3.5 kilograms of cannabis
plants and powder in the flat, meant for the next batch.[1]
The seized butter was described as a local product made by Nouméa residents and
as a form of use said to have existed in New Caledonia for many years.[1]The
report said cannabis eaten rather than smoked has particular health
consequences, and that with more than 80 percent tetrahydrocannabinol the
effects are stronger.[1]
Photos and video
A hand holding an open jar of green cannabis butter, the article's illustration of the seized product. Photo: NC 1èrePhoto details
The names and ages of the four detained people were not published.
The court outcome is unknown; the article only says they were to appear in early September, without naming the year or reporting a verdict, and the stated maximum of 10 years is a penalty that could be imposed, not a sentence given.
The 3.9 kg total is the sum of the stated 400 g of cannabis butter and 3.5 kg of cannabis plants and powder; the source does not separate plants from powder, and the 400 g is the weight of the infused butter mixture, not cannabis alone.
No value for the seized cannabis was published.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French and English.
The page photo shows a jar of cannabis butter credited only to NC 1ère, so whether it shows exactly the seized batch is not established.
The year 2016 for the 8 March search is inferred from the article's 10 March 2016 publication date, while the text itself gives only 8 March.
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