Dealer forgets bag with €2,000 and identity card in fast-food restaurant near Aubagne
A drug trafficker left his satchel in a fast-food restaurant near Aubagne, revealing his identity to gendarmes. A search of his home: €6,000 and more than 5 kg of drugs seized, two years' imprisonment with immediate effect.
Satchel forgotten in fast-food restaurant, 5 kg of drugs seized at home
A drug dealer from the Marseille region has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment with immediate effect after leaving his satchel in a fast-food restaurant near Aubagne, according to lematin.ch. In the bag: €2,000 in small notes and his identity card.
It was the gendarmes who found the item and returned it to its owner. Suspecting unlawful activity, they immediately carried out a search of the man's home. The search allowed them to seize €6,000 in cash and more than 5 kg of drug products.
The trafficker was quickly tried and sentenced. The national gendarmerie recounted the matter on Wednesday in a post published on X, apparently amused by the speed of resolution of this rather unusual case.
The publication triggered a wave of mocking comments from internet users. "Even Averell Dalton would admire this champion", "Oh, what a fool", "Criminals' stupidity, best ally of gendarmes" and "Don't smoke your stock, a bit of professionalism, please" were among the most noticed reactions under the law enforcement post.
Source: Google News MA — Crime (fr)