Six arrested in Saint-Paul as 91 cannabis plants and 10.86 kg seized
Gendarmes in Saint-Paul arrested six people on 6 October 2026 and seized 91 cannabis plants, 3.56 kg of cannabis heads and 7.3 kg of resin, plus crack and 7,820 euros in cash. Two of those arrested were later convicted, while the other four were to be summoned before the courts later.
A judicial investigation led by the Saint-Paul research brigade targeted a
suspected cannabis trafficking network organised over several years around
cultivation and resale.[1]On 6 October 2026, investigators from the
Saint-Paul gendarmerie company, supported by the Clermont-Ferrand mobile
gendarmerie squadron and the dog-investigation unit, carried out the judicial
operation.[1]The operation led to the arrest of six people.[1]The six
adults were placed in police custody.[1]After being brought before the
courts, two of them were convicted, while the other accused were to be summoned
later.[2]
Officers seized 91 cannabis plants.[1]They seized 3,560 grams of cannabis
heads.[1]They seized 7,300 grams of cannabis resin.[1]They also seized
2,090 grams of crack, which is not counted in the cannabis weight.[1]They
seized 7,820 euros in cash.[1]
At the main home searched, officers also found a significant quantity of crack
and cannabis resin.[1]Réunion La 1ère described the case as the dismantling
of a cannabis cultivation and resale network following the research brigade’s
investigation.[2]
Photos and video
Gendarmerie handout photo of the seized cannabis published with the Saint-Paul report.Photo details
The reports do not give the penalties imposed on the two convicted people or the charges they faced.
The reports do not say where within Saint-Paul the operation and searches took place.
The cannabis weight used here, 10.86 kg, covers only the 3.56 kg of heads and 7.3 kg of resin; the 2.09 kg of crack seized alongside them is excluded from cannabis figures.
No information was published on the fate or next hearing dates of the four people to be summoned later.
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