He had hidden 200 g of cannabis resin in his cell in Béziers

Il restera en prison sept mois de plus. Il devait sortir le 19 février qui vient. Midi Libre – PIERRE SALIBA

Already incarcerated for domestic violence, he was again convicted of drug possession in prison.

Wednesday January 10, a 22-year-old man was sentenced to 7 months in prison with a committal warrant. The accused was due to be released from detention on February 19, but during a search of his cell, a little more than 200 g of cannabis resin were discovered, hidden in his cell as well as a telephone.

He says the drugs aren't his

In front of the judge, he maintained that this drug was not his and that he was going to give it to the supervisor as soon as the one who had forced him to take it had left Béziers prison. "I had no choice, assured the defendant. He put this in the cell and ordered me to send him the money collected when he left for the Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone penitentiary center."

The representative of the public prosecutor requested 10 months of detention. The defense lawyer pleaded for the release of his client, insisting on the fact that he was threatened for selling this drug.