Arrested selling drugs in Nîmes, he hits a police officer and tries to give a false identity

The man was arrested in the act. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET

The affair took place this Tuesday, January 9, during the day, in the Pissevin district of Nîmes.

On Tuesday January 9, at 3:10 p.m., at the Richard-Wagner gallery in the Pissevin district, a 21-year-old man was seen by the police selling on a deal point.

Referred then imprisoned

As the police prepare to apprehend him, he tries to escape arrest and hits a police officer, while trying to get rid of a shopping bag. In this bag, 111 doses of narcotics (i.e. 100 g of cannabis resin, 50 g of cannabis herb and 29 g of cocaine) were found.

The man was taken into police custody and, to make his case worse, tried to provide a false identity. Referred the next day, Wednesday, at 2 p.m., he was imprisoned.