"Monsieur has returned to his former demons," said prosecutor Vincent Edel on Monday during the trial of Jean-Paul, 64, said Nice-Matin. A repeat offender according to the magistrate, he appeared before the judges in immediate appearance for drug trafficking. He was sentenced to three years in prison, including eighteen months suspended, confirms the Public Prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme at 20 Minutes .
Monitored for several months by the brigade of narcotics of the departmental security via his phone, this sixty-year-old from Nice was arrested this weekend. In his apartment located in the Boulevard de Cessole district in Nice, the investigators discovered, during their search, 225 g of cocaine and 820 euros in cash, as well as specific equipment such as precision scales, packaging and accounting bags.
"We blame you for selling"
“When I find extras in restaurants, I stop selling cocaine. Otherwise, it allows me to pay my rent and feed myself, ”explains this unemployed waiter, whose illegal trade would have lasted nearly eighteen months, according to the regional daily.
But while the man declares "ten loyal customers" the investigators think that the number of his customers is much higher. “The wiretapping is unambiguous. We don't blame you for snorting cocaine but for reselling it, ”explains the president of the court, Alain Chemama, to the accused, according to remarks reported by Nice-Matin.
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