La Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy gendarmerie has conducted several significant operations in recent days, illustrating a constant mobilization against armed violence, drug trafficking and criminal offenses.
Last Friday, January 2nd, at Orleans district, refusal to comply led to the arrest of a scooter driver after one chase with law enforcement. During his arrest, the police discovered that the individual was in possession of a handgun Glock-type pistol, immediately seized. Presented in immediate appearance in front of Tribunal In the Saint-Martin correctional court on January 5th, the defendant was sentenced to two years imprisonment, with a warrant for his arrest. The procedure was conducted under the direction of the Basse-Terre prosecutor’s office.
A few days later, on Wednesday, January 7, an intervention on a drug dealing spot in Sandy Ground led to the arrest of an individual well known to the gendarmerie. Upon seeing the patrol, he attempted to to flee before being caught. He was found in possession of products Narcotics as well as a sum of money. Repeat offenderHe was sentenced by the courts to three years in prison, also accompanied by a warrant for their arrest.
100 fugitives arrested
These arrests are part of a broader context. Since July 1, 2024, a enhanced fugitive search operation was deployed by the national gendarmerie in the territories of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. One hundred people who had fled have already been apprehended. within this framework. Among them, Thirty have been placed in detention et Seventy had to answer for their actions in court.These results are based on a targeted intelligence work, close coordination with the judicial authorities and the daily commitment of the gendarmes in the field, determined to guarantee the safety of the population and respect for the law. _Vx
Source: Faxinfo https://faxinfo.fr/en/faits-divers-armes-et-stupefiants-la-gendarmerie-renforce-la-lutte/
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