Drug trafficking in Cahors: eight defendants tried after dismantling of a network
Eight people appeared on Friday at the Cahors criminal court for a vast drugs network operating in two districts of the city. The sentences sought reach up to four years' imprisonment.
Eight drug traffickers before Cahors justice following months of surveillance
Eight people appeared on Friday 5 June before the criminal court of Cahors (Lot) to answer for drug trafficking, money laundering and violence offences. According to ladepeche.fr, this organised network, dismantled in April 2026 after several months of investigation, operated in the Sainte-Valérie and Terre-Rouge districts, generating several hundred euros in daily revenue and involving fund transfers to Algeria.
An investigation born of multiple converging procedures
The case began when several separate procedures arrived simultaneously at the prosecutor's office, all linked to arrests for drug trafficking in Cahors. The name Sofiane quickly appeared in police records, associated with several individuals already cited in drug-related cases. Anonymous information made it possible to refine the picture: identified sales points, rapid transits reported, sellers stationed at the foot of buildings and paid approximately one hundred euros per day.
Cameras and physical surveillance in two districts
Police officers installed surveillance devices in the two targeted sectors. In Sainte-Valérie, between August and November 2025, the images showed Tariq constantly present at the sales point, advising a young woman on reselling and handing over wads of banknotes. In Terre-Rouge, Bilal was identified as the manager: repeated comings and goings, regular contacts with sellers, a dispute filmed with one of them. During a law enforcement intervention, drugs were discovered on the premises. Daily revenue was estimated at 600 euros, for approximately 300 clients per week.
The drugs — cannabis resin and cocaine — were concealed in false ceilings of several buildings, in buildings E, B1 and B2, as well as in green spaces. Sofiane was meanwhile observed in a vehicle, collecting wads of banknotes from the sales points. Sami, seen at the wheel of the same vehicle, received money from a seller. Abdel was identified as a supplier, tasked with stocking the sales points with drugs.
33 night journeys to Toulouse at more than 170 km/h
Investigators counted 33 journeys made at night in the direction of Toulouse, at speeds regularly exceeding 170 km/h. Sofiane and Sami were identified on these trips, made in two vehicles subsequently found at the same sales points. The last recorded journey dates back to December 2025. The objective identified by investigators is restocking drugs from the pink city.
The money collected did not remain in Cahors: the defendants transferred the funds via various intermediaries, with a final destination in Algeria.
Phone taps, testimony and seizures
"The telephone interceptions make it possible to identify several defendants and to gather, according to the prosecution, explicit exchanges on the trafficking," detailed the court president. Thirty-nine consumers interviewed named several of the individuals present in court, including Sofiane, Tariq and Bilal. Close relatives and partners of defendants would also have acknowledged their involvement in the trafficking.
Drugs were found at Abdel's home (cannabis), Ibrahim's (cannabis and cocaine) as well as in Bilal's vehicle, where hallucinogenic plants were also discovered. Sums of cash amounting to thousands of euros were seized in several homes linked to the defendants.
Sentences sought reaching up to four years
The prosecutor sought staggered sentences according to the roles established, ranging from sixteen months' imprisonment of which six with simple suspension to four years' imprisonment. The verdict had not yet been delivered at the time of publication of the article.
The names of the defendants have been altered or abbreviated in accordance with editorial practice.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)