Marigot:--- The gendarmes managed to arrest the driver of a car who refused to stop at a control point in Marigot not far away from the Office du Tourisme. According to a press release from the Gendarmerie on January 5th 2013, the driver of a vehicle tried to escape the control by turning around his vehicle and heading towards Sandy Ground. The Gendarmes managed to intercept the driver when he tried to park his vehicle in an attempt to flee. During the arrest of the suspect and a search of the vehicle the Gendarmes found 4 kg 750 grams of cannabis inside the car. The driver who is a resident of French St. Martin was immediately arrested and was sent to Guadeloupe pending his trial. The case is scheduled for February 1st, 2013.
The Gendarmes stated in their press release that during the first ten days of the year 2013 they confiscated more that 5 kilos 25 grams of cannabis, and 1 gram of crack and cocaine while they managed to arrest six persons in connection with drug possession.