Three jailed up to 6 years over 24 kg cannabis import
On 6 April 2024, three Dominican men were caught in a surveillance sting as their boat the Red Snipper landed 24 kg of cannabis herb on a Trois-Rivières beach in Guadeloupe. A court sentenced them on 3 December 2024 to six years, three years and eighteen months, all kept in custody.
🇫🇷 Anse Duquéry, Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe · France
All three of the defendants were of Dominican origin and were found guilty of
importing 24 kilos of cannabis herb into Guadeloupe on a beach at
Trois-Rivières.[1]
On 6 April, between 8 and 10 pm, the boat the Red Snipper landed at Anse Duquéry
beach in Trois-Rivières.[1]Following intelligence, investigative services
laid an ambush for the three men, 30-year-old Joewin Thomas among them.[1]
Sentences of six years, three years and eighteen months were imposed, all with
the defendants kept in custody.[1]
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