12 cannabis plants and 70 g seized in Sainte-Luce; man to face court
Gendarmes and border police seized 70 grams of cannabis and 12 cannabis plants from a 61-year-old man in Sainte-Luce, Martinique, during a joint anti-delinquency operation. The man was released and summoned to face the Fort-de-France criminal court.
🇫🇷 Quartier l'Epinay, Sainte-Luce, Martinique · France
On Tuesday 8 August 2017, between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., gendarmes and border
police ran a joint anti-delinquency operation against drug and arms trafficking
in the Epinay district of Sainte-Luce.[1]Officers stopped a 61-year-old
driver who was carrying 70 grams of cannabis and was also growing cannabis at
his home.[1]A search of the man’s home seized 12 cannabis plants.[1]He was
released and is to be tried later by the Fort-de-France criminal court.[1]
The operation was carried out jointly by the gendarmerie and the Lamentin border
police (PAF).[1]The operation also seized a bladed weapon and 70 grams of
cannabis packed as seven 10-gram bags.[1]RCI confirms the same joint
operation also yielded the bladed weapon and the 70 grams of cannabis.[2]Outre-mer La 1ère confirms the man was summoned to the Fort-de-France court.[3]
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