Man jailed 5 years over 23.5 kg cannabis in Port-de-Bouc
The criminal court in Aix sentenced Wissam B. to five years in prison, including two years in custody, for a leading role in drug trafficking in Port-de-Bouc's Jean-Jaurès estate. Searches in the June 2023 police operation had seized 17.725 kg of cannabis resin and 5.8 kg of herbal cannabis, plus cocaine, synthetic drugs and cash.
The criminal court in Aix tried Wissam B. separately after his co-defendants and
sentenced him to five years in prison, including two years to be served in
custody.[1]The court heard that he played a leading role in a
drug-trafficking operation in the Jean-Jaurès housing estate in Port-de-Bouc.[1]He had escaped the June 2023 roundup because he was on holiday in Algeria,
the country where he was born.[1]Two people questioned in the case, including
his younger brother, pointed to his role in the trafficking.[1]
The police investigation had begun in March after tip-offs about drug
trafficking in that estate, which surveillance then corroborated as organised
trafficking.[1]The police operation launched on 26 June 2023 and the
resulting searches seized17.725 kg of cannabis resin and 5.8 kg of herbal
cannabis, alongside 585 g of cocaine, a small quantity of synthetic drugs and
8,000 euros in cash.[1]Several other people arrested in the roundup were
tried a few days later in immediate-appearance hearings and received various
penalties.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Sentenced
1
Cannabis
23.525 kg
Prison
5 years, including 2 years custodial
Cash confiscated
EUR 8,000
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (17.725 kg); Herbal cannabis (5.8 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison
Date
Publication date
Sources
La Provencelaprovence.comFR"Un bel exemple de voyou" : condamné à deux ans ferme pour un trafic de stupéfiants à Port-de-Bouc
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate hearing date; 21 November 2025 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The source spells the defendant's first name both Wissam and Wassim; the report uses Wissam from the lead paragraph.
The number of co-defendants arrested and their penalties was not detailed beyond several people receiving various penalties.
The remainder of the article is paywalled, so any further sentencing details were not available.
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