Already convicted of drug trafficking, in a state of recidivism, the thirty-year-old is at great risk (nearly 20 years in prison). This is one of the reasons that led him to request a delay to prepare his defence.
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“Serious crime is not far away”. Stéphanie Rival, the prosecutor, immediately marks the ground. In front of her, in the box, a Montbéliardais of almost 30 years old, with a criminal record weighted with 14 convictions. On November 25, 2020, the Mulhouse court sentenced him to six months in prison for drug trafficking. However, last Friday, the person concerned fell.
The error that precipitates his fall
A stroke of bad luck. While he was in his car, on the heights of Montbéliard, the police spotted him and noticed that he was changing direction without turning on his indicator. A driving error that will precipitate his fall. During the check, the officials perceived the characteristic smell of smoke floating in the passenger compartment. A few grams of drugs are found on the driver. This prompted a search of his home. And there, it’s bingo! Sixteen kilos of cannabis resin are discovered at his home.
Sentenced in Mulhouse at the end of 2020
“The value of the goods fluctuates between €48,000 for a wholesale purchase and €128,000 for a retail resale”. The range deployed by the prosecutor gives the scope of the case. With, moreover, high stakes for the alleged trafficker, released from prison in April 2022. In a state of legal recidivism in the light of the Mulhouse conviction, he faces “20 years in prison”, further recalls the representative of the public prosecutor. M e Euvrard, his usual lawyer being retained by a criminal case on Tuesday, the Montbéliardais asked for a delay to better prepare his defense with his counsel.
The shadow of a sulphurous boss
It remained to decide on his status pending the examination of the file, sent back to the hearing on April 11. Marie Louerat, the presiding judge, then sheds a disturbing light on the case, evoking a sulphurous name. That of a presumed kingpin, involved in bloody settling of accounts against the backdrop of drug trafficking. A man with whom the accused would be in conflict. Enough to leave the risk of reprisals hanging over; the debt generated by the seizure of these 16 kilos can irritate the bigwigs gravitating in the higher spheres…
The risk of leakage
Arguments and elements which lead the prosecutor to demand the continued detention of the soon to be thirty-something. Especially since with the penalty incurred, the temptation to take to their heels seems serious. This led the judges to decide to keep him behind bars.
