Drug trafficking in Martinique: four 'mules' sentenced to custodial prison terms
Three women and one man have been sentenced by the criminal court in Fort-de-France for transporting cocaine and cannabis resin through Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport.
Drug trafficking in Martinique: four 'mules' sentenced to custodial prison terms
Four individuals serving as couriers have been tried by Martinique's justice system for attempting to transport narcotics by air. The offences took place between April and June 2026 at Aimé Césaire Airport.
The first defendant, a woman born in 1988 living in mainland France, was apprehended on 6 June by law enforcement. She was transporting more than 500 grammes of cocaine. Already convicted in the past for drug-related offences, she was tried for legal recidivism. The judges imposed thirty months of criminal imprisonment without suspension, with immediate incarceration. She is moreover banned from Martinique territory for five years.
On the same day, two young Parisians born in 2006 were intercepted by customs officers on their arrival on the island. Their suitcases concealed cannabis resin. With no prior criminal record, they each received thirty months' imprisonment of which fifteen were suspended, plus a fine of 10,000 euros. The court ordered them placed in detention.
The fourth defendant, a native of the island born in 2005 and also with no criminal record, was arrested on 8 April by customs officers before his flight to the French capital. A suitcase containing white powder was discovered. He was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment of which six were suspended, with an incarceration order and a financial penalty of 6,000 euros.
These convictions highlight the role of overseas airports in drug trafficking networks, where criminal organisations continuously recruit new couriers to distribute their merchandise.
Source: Outre-mer La 1ère
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)