Police operation in Saumur: four arrests during coordinated checks

A joint control operation was conducted in Saumur on 16 September 2026, resulting in four arrests for various reasons.

Four people arrested during control operation in Saumur

According to ouest-france.fr, the national police, municipal police and riot police jointly conducted a control operation on 16 September 2026 in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire), between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Within two hours, approximately thirty people were checked in the town centre and in the Chemin Vert district.

The operation resulted in four arrests. A young man wanted for domestic violence offences was apprehended. A second person, found in possession of 40 grammes of cannabis and a knife, will be summoned by penal summons. A third individual was on French territory despite an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF). Finally, a fourth man was listed in the register of persons wanted for failure to execute a sentence.

Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)

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