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Three arrests for drug trafficking
The tourist season is starting and, as usual, drugs are circulating on the island. Gendarmes have made three arrests for drug trafficking in recent weeks. The first was during an intervention in the parking lot near the ferry terminal. Two men aged around 25 were involved in a transaction involving cannabis and cocaine. In sufficient quantity for the notion of trafficking to be retained, explains the gendarmerie. The two men were placed in police custody, while the investigation carried out by the military enabled the identification of customers, potential recipients of the seized drugs. The two men arrested have since been released. They will be summoned to appear in court... at the end of 2026.
Last week, a plainclothes gendarme noticed a suspicious exchange between two American tourists and a third man, leading him to believe that a drug transaction was underway. He alerted his colleagues, who intervened. The gendarmes observed a cocaine transaction. The seller, aged around twenty, was arrested. He will be summoned to appear in court in early 2026.
A motorcyclist transported to Guadeloupe after an accident
Tuesday November 25, it was a little after 8am when a motorcyclist in his thirties was riding down the lane from the dispensary in Public. For reasons yet to be clarified, the man lost control of his machine, which ended up running under a car. Emergency services were alerted and the victim was quickly treated. Several injuries and traumas were noted. The decision was taken to evacuate the victim to the University Hospital of Guadeloupe.
Collision between two scooters in Grand Fond
Two scooter riders collided on the Grand Fond road at around 8:45pm on Tuesday November 25. The accident occurred at the top of the hill. One was leaving Grand Fond towards Lorient or Saline, the other was heading towards Grand Fond. Both drivers were driving too far into the middle of the road, and their vehicles collided. Neither driver was seriously injured. The Stis responded to the scene, as did the Gendarmerie. Toxicological tests carried out on the two young men proved negative.
