29-year-old held over 1.9 kg cannabis resin posted to Martinique
Toulouse police arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly mailed cannabis resin from northern Toulouse to Martinique in parcels seized in March 2024 and February 2025 totalling about 1.9 kg. After he said he rendered a paid service and bought cannabis for personal use, prosecutors referred him to the Toulouse correctional court for immediate trial.
Police in Toulouse arrested the sender of cannabis parcels to Martinique and
placed him in police custody.[1]He first claimed he did not know what the
parcels contained.[1]After his presentation on 16 July, prosecutors referred
him to the Toulouse correctional court for immediate trial.[2]
Overseas customs officers intercepted one parcel in Martinique in March 2024
with almost 900 grams of cannabis resin and a second in February 2025 with one
kilo.[1]Both parcels held cannabis resin from mainland France that did not
escape the overseas customs officers.[1]Officers intercepted one parcel in
Martinique then a second from the same sender.[1]Investigators noted he
regularly bought cannabis resin and frequently went to La Poste to post parcels,
suggesting other shipments may exist.[2]
The Rive droite local judicial police were tasked with tracing the man living in
northern Toulouse after the customs seizures.[1]The case reflects a reverse
flow in which cannabis resin is brought into Guadeloupe and Martinique while
cocaine generally transits from the Antilles toward mainland France.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
1.9 kg
Agency type
Customs, Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Hashish
Setting
Mail or parcel
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
La Dépêche du Midiladepeche.frFRDes colis envoyés vers la Martinique contenaient du cannabis, l’expéditeur ennuyé renvoyé devant le tribunal
RCIrci.fmFRUn Antillais jugé pour avoir expédié des colis de cannabis vers la Martinique
Open questions the AI reported
La Depeche reports almost 900 grams in March 2024 plus one kilo in February 2025 while RCI rounds both Fort-de-France seizures to nearly one kilo each; the report uses 0.9 plus 1.0 kg totalling 1.9 kg.
The arrest occurred on the Wednesday before the 16 July presentation; 16 July 2026 is used as the incident date for the referral, the latest reported step.
No trial outcome or sentence had been reported; the case was pending immediate trial before the Toulouse correctional court.
Investigators suggested other postal shipments may exist, but no number or weight for other shipments was published.
No event photo could be listed: the La Depeche image is captioned as an illustration and the RCI resin image is a generic file photo, neither established to show this seizure.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in RCI: The suspect is a 29-year-old Antillean native who regularly sent parcels containing cannabis resin from the post office in his northern Toulouse neighbourhood.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in RCI: In custody he said he was only rendering a paid service for someone else, refused to name accomplices or open his phone, and said his regular cannabis purchases were for personal consumption.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in RCI: The second account describes the two Fort-de-France seizures as each holding nearly one kilo of resin.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in RCI: His name appeared as sender on the parcels.
Anti-crime squad officers arrested three men selling cocaine and cannabis resin from Marseille streets on Sunday 8 November 2026, two in the 11th arrondissement and one in the 15th. Two officers were injured overpowering the third man, and all three were taken into police custody.
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Montpellier's Saint-Martin neighbourhood on 8 November 2026 after offering to sell cannabis to an undercover anti-crime (BAC) officer, and three officers were needed to detain him when he bit one of them. Officers found 21 g of cannabis, a small amount of cocaine and cash nearby, and he is due in court on 10 November.
Police in Le Mans stopped a 22-year-old riding an electric scooter at high speed on the pavement on 8 November 2026 after he refused to stop, then found a substance that appeared to be cannabis resin on him. He was held in custody and is to be summoned in June 2027 under a fixed-penalty court order providing for 70 hours of unpaid work.
Police in Draguignan arrested one adult and two minors after finding nearly 2.5 kg of cannabis resin disguised as Dubai chocolate bars in their car. One of the three, who was to deliver the drugs, was referred to the prosecutor and placed under judicial supervision pending trial.
