The little couple “loved luxury too much”, summarizes deputy prosecutor Lydie Reiss. She, 21, is in the dock. Him, 23 years old, in the detainees’ box, this Friday, October 4 at the Bordeaux criminal court, which judges them in immediate appearance.
It all started from an “anonymous source”, who, in August 2024, reported to the police that the young lovers, who had been in a relationship for several months, were engaged in trafficking. Their placing under surveillance highlights a real “Uber shit” e-commerce with online store, dematerialized payments and direct delivery.
“You sold cannabis resin and herb via a profile called ‘Friend Price’ on Telegram, and another on Snapchat,” recalls President Djamil Kheireddine. “For two years, you made around twenty deliveries per week, for income of 4,000 to 6,000 euros per month. Customers paid either through Lydia or Paylib. »
Customer file
When the young man’s home was raided by the police on September 4, they found 1.1 kilos of hashish, 435 grams of weed, 7,000 euros in cash, and the retailer’s essentials: vacuum sealing machine, packaging bags… By unlocking his phone, investigators discovered a customer file of 109 people, and details on the pricing policy: 10 euros delivery costs.
“For two years, you made around twenty deliveries per week, for income of 4,000 to 6,000 euros per month”
At the bar, the young man defended by Me Perrine Jacquet, already convicted twice and released from prison in May 2022 for similar facts, admits to the facts. However, he promises to want to reorient himself towards construction. And assures that his partner’s role was limited to driving the vehicle during deliveries: she is the only one of the two to have a driving license and has a “real” job on the side: self-employed in nail prosthesis.
At the bar, defended by Me Margaux Casteix, she assures that she was “not aware of the seriousness of the facts” but that “custody opened her eyes”, to which the vice-prosecutor replied that: she took advantage of the lifestyle offered by her partner’s activity: travel, shopping at Vuitton, etc.
The court sentenced the young woman to 12 months’ imprisonment, four of which were on an electronic bracelet and eight suspended. And his companion is two years in prison with continued detention.
