Five arrested in Roanne as 1.7 kg of cannabis seized from stash flat
Five people were arrested after police caught a drug sale in Roanne on 24 October 2026 and found 435 g of cocaine and 1.7 kg of cannabis in a stash flat. Two of them, already in detention, are suspected of running the network from prison and are due to be tried in December.
An anti-drug operation in Roanne ended with five arrests and the seizure of
cocaine and cannabis.[1]Three people were arrested that day, and the inquiry
then led investigators to two suspected organisers, bringing the total to five.[1]
The drugs were seized in a search of an “appartement nourrice”, a flat in Roanne
used to store them.[2]Officers found 435 g of cocaine and 1.7 kg of cannabis.[1]
Both suspected organisers had already been convicted twice for identical
offences, and they are due to be tried in December.[2]
Photos and video
The cocaine and cannabis seized in the search of an "appartement nourrice" in Roanne, photographed by police. Photo: Police Nationale, via Le Progrès.Photo details
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Arrested
5
Cannabis
1.7 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.7 kg)
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
42info42info.frFRRoanne : du trafic de drogue piloté depuis la prison, cinq personnes face à la justice
Le Progrèsleprogres.frFRCinq interpellations, 435 grammes de cocaïne et 1,7 kg de cannabis saisis à Roanne
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The reports do not name the five or say what charges they face.
42info says the five face justice and the file is due to be judged in December, while Le Progrès says the two suspected organisers will be tried in December; the reports do not say how the other three were dealt with.
The third person arrested on 24 October alongside the seller and the buyer is not identified.
No street value was given for the 435 g of cocaine or the 1.7 kg of cannabis.
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The only picture of the event is a police handout of the seized drugs; 42info's page image is a 2022 illustration and is not listed.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Progrès: Police caught a drug sale in the early evening of Saturday 24 October 2026 in a street near the centre of the town.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Progrès: Officers of the anti-crime squad (BAC) of the Roanne police station were watching the street and arrested the seller and the buyer.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Progrès: The two are suspected of running the network from their place of detention.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Progrès: The sale was caught in the act, and the arrests led to two searches.
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