MARIGOT—The gendarmerie in a press release said they controlled some 124 cars, and 139 persons during their recent traffic control which was held last Friday afternoon in Oyster Pond and French Quarter.
The controls were conducted by the additional gendarmes who were brought in to combat the rising crime rate. During the control the gendarmes detained two persons, the first one for being in possession of a firearm which was confiscated and the other in possession of illegal drugs which they destroyed.
The Gendarmes also detained a teenager for having in his possession 29 packs of cannabis and $126 in cash. The young man was judged and sentenced the following day to 120 hours of labour.
Several drives also received warnings for not having the documents for their vehicles in order.