22-year-old cannabis dealer arrested mid-delivery in Périgueux
Police on night patrol in Périgueux, Dordogne, arrested a 22-year-old man in the night of 5 to 6 November 2026 after finding several sachets of cannabis resin and cocaine on him. He admitted reselling drugs and said he was about to make a delivery; a search of his home found more cannabis resin, and he is due in court on 2 February 2027.
Police on night patrol stopped a 22-year-old man in the streets of Périgueux,
Dordogne, in the night of Thursday 5 to Friday 6 November 2026.[1]The driver
tried to hide objects inside his tracksuit and, when asked to hand them over,
produced several sachets of cannabis resin and cocaine.[1]
Dordogne Libre reports the same find as several sachets of cannabis resin and
two cocottes, small units of cocaine.[2]He was arrested immediately and
placed in garde à vue, the French police custody used for questioning.[1]Dordogne Libre reports that the officers had stopped a Renault in poor condition
during the patrol.[2]The man was driving to Coulounieix-Chamiers to deliver
to a customer, Dordogne Libre reports.[2]
Questioned by judicial police officers, he admitted that he resold narcotics and
said he had been about to make a delivery.[1]A search of his home found more
cannabis resin and a sachet of cocaine.[1]He is due to appear before the
court on 2 February 2027.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Sale, Trafficking
Setting
Street or public place, Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Dordogne
Sources
Sud Ouestsudouest.frFRUn revendeur de cocaïne et de cannabis interpellé en pleine livraison en Dordogne
Police in Carcassonne's Viguier neighbourhood detained a 29-year-old man at a drug-dealing point and found about 20 grams of cannabis resin, less than five grams of cannabis herb, cash and nearly five grams of cocaine. His custody was extended.
A 25-year-old man was arrested at his home in Cancon, Lot-et-Garonne, on 10 November 2026 after gendarmes investigated several weeks of drug dealing near the local lake. Officers found 100 grams of cannabis resin at his home; the man, who admitted supplying about fifteen customers, was presented to the prosecutor in Agen two days later.
Police in Montpellier stopped a 33-year-old driver in the Marels area and found 211 g of cannabis resin, 42 g of herbal cannabis and 6,800 euros in small bills. He was held in custody and brought to court on 11 November for a guilty-plea hearing after reportedly admitting months of resale and deliveries.
Anti-crime squad officers arrested three men selling cocaine and cannabis resin from Marseille streets on Sunday 8 November 2026, two in the 11th arrondissement and one in the 15th. Two officers were injured overpowering the third man, and all three were taken into police custody.
