He was sentenced in his absence.

A 74-year-old man was tried Thursday before the criminal court of Quimper (Finistère) for drug trafficking, reports

Ouest-France

.

Nicknamed "Grandpa", this British citizen was accused of having sold cocaine to many drug addicts in the country of Quimperlé.

Once the order was placed, the septuagenarian traveled by motorhome to deliver the goods.

He had been arrested in 2020 after an anonymous tip.

Already convicted of drug trafficking in the late 1990s, the individual received a one-year prison sentence.

He was also banned from going to French soil for ten years, the daily said.

Also on trial in this case, one of his accomplices was given a six-month suspended prison sentence for the use and possession of narcotics.

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  • Quimper

  • Brittany

  • Drug traffic

  • Dope

  • amazing

  • Cocaine

  • Justice