Under an arrest warrant and an OQTF, he was arrested on the Esplanade in Montpellier smoking a joint

L'homme contrôlé sur l'Esplanade était recherché pour exécuter une peine de prison. Midi Libre – MAX BERULLIER

This 30-year-old Algerian was wanted to serve a 12-month prison sentence. He was also in possession of a knife, a tear gas canister and cocaine.

Saturday June 8, a national police crew passed by the Esplanade, in Montpellier, and checked a man smoking a joint. The individual is in possession of 0.5g of cannabis and 0.54g of cocaine, as well as a switchblade knife and a knife. a tear gas bomb.

Wanted after being sentenced to twelve months in prison

After verification, the police noted that this 30-year-old Algerian was the subject of an arrest warrant after having been tried in absentia and sentenced to 12 months in prison, on February 27, for receiving stolen property, carrying a prohibited weapon and aggravated theft. Finally, he is subject to an obligation to leave the territory (OQTF).

Imprisoned in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone

The thirty-year-old was taken to the Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone remand center to serve his detention sentence. For the facts noted on Saturday, he will be judged on November 7 by the Montpellier criminal court.