460 pakalolo plants seized in Rurutu; suspected grower held
Gendarmes in Rurutu seized 460 pakalolo cannabis plants ranging from 20 cm to 2.5 m at a plantation on an unoccupied property in Moerai. A 34-year-old alleged repeat offender was placed in custody and was to appear in court.
The presumed cultivator was placed in custody and was to appear before the
tribunal.[1]The man is 34 years old and was described as a repeat offender.[1]The plantation was located at Moerai on an unoccupied property, and its
presumed cultivator was placed in custody to appear before the tribunal.[1]
The Rurutu gendarmerie brigade seized 460 pakalolo plants measuring from 20 cm
to 2.50 m for the tallest on Thursday at 7 a.m.[1]The plantation that was
seized stood at Moerai in an unoccupied property.[1]The seizure by the Rurutu
brigade took place at Moerai on Thursday at 7 a.m.[1]The Rurutu brigade
seized 460 pakalolo plants at the unoccupied Moerai property on Thursday at 7
a.m. and placed the presumed cultivator in custody.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article published 30 March 2016 says the seizure occurred on Thursday at 7 a.m. without giving a calendar date, so 30 March 2016 is used as the incident date.
No weight, cultivated area, valuation or destruction method for the 460 plants was published, so no cannabis weight or hectares can be recorded.
No court outcome beyond the announced appearance before the tribunal was reported.
Only one accessible source for this event was found, so no second account could corroborate it.
Gendarmes and Punaauia municipal police checked a car at the town hall and seized 4.90 g of cannabis handed over by the driver on 3 October 2026. All three occupants were placed in police custody, and the cannabis holder was summoned for 3 February 2027.
Customs seized 794 cannabis plants and 208 cuttings, about 513 kg, in Huahine and destroyed them on site. The raid was one of the largest cannabis seizures reported in the territory.
Gendarmes seized and destroyed 272 cannabis plants, about 42 kg of herb, at two hidden grow sites in Huahine on 8 October 2025. No growers had been identified and an investigation was continuing.
On 24 January 2024, gendarmes seized 298 cannabis plants at Mataura on the island of Tubuai, implicating four individuals. The French Polynesia gendarmerie said it had seized and destroyed 848 plants territory-wide since the start of 2024.
