In Conches-en-Ouche, the Peugeot had cocaine in the engine

Without diplomas or with few qualifications, these young people from Conches-en-Ouche (Eure) have, for the most part, never worked and still live with their parents. So, to keep themselves busy, they play consoles and escape, some of them, thanks to narcotics, multiplying violations of the law.

This is how the gendarmes, alerted by a farmer, discovered, at the beginning of May this year, 365 grams of cocaine hidden under the engine hood of a Peugeot 208 abandoned near the village hall of Orvaux. The DNA traces found inside the vehicle, stolen and falsely registered, made it possible to identify Dimitri B. and Dylan L. The investigations began using telephone calls and the use of images from video surveillance cameras. The investigators then noted that the first had traveled to Spain several times with Leynel G. in a falsely registered rental Chevrolet.

They also discovered that a certain Antonin S. liked to spend weekends in a ski resort in the company of Dimitri B. And this while systematically passing through Corrèze. Drugs and several cell phones were found in their homes.

That’s the gist of it, the tribulations of the various protagonists in the affair being much more hazardous and complex.

Tried on Thursday June 20 after two referrals, the defendants made numerous obscure statements. The fact remains that Leynel G. and Dimitri B. seemed to be the most involved, which also led to their being placed in pre-trial detention.

It appeared that Leynel G., who is already incarcerated for drugs, had debts to the traffickers. Hence its renewed activity. According to him, his trips were made to collect money or, if necessary, to contribute to cigarette trafficking.

“Lucrative trips”

As for Dimitri B., he bought the Peugeot 208 from Dylan L. after meeting him in a bar.

“What did I do wrong?” I was going to see a seasonal friend in the mountains. My trips were lucrative,” he said on the stand before correcting himself: “Um… Sorry, I meant for leisure. »

Dylan L., for his part, was surprised when President Juliette Demaldent asked him if he was not surprised that an almost new car was sold to him for 2,000 euros. “I found the ad on Leboncoin. As it was a deal, I paid the 2,000 euros in cash. The salesman told me the price was due to engine problems. I also had to wait six months for the papers because the vehicle was on lease,” he summarized before adding: “Then I realized that it was falsely plated. So I decided to resell it to Dimitri B. to get my money back. »

For his part, Antonin S. hardly seemed to understand the seriousness of the situation. “Yes, I resold cocaine in Conches to ensure my personal consumption. I don’t see why I’m here,” admitted the young defendant, with incomparable alertness.

As the exchanges were all at the same level, the prosecution requested sentences of 6 to 30 months in prison.

The task of the defense was therefore difficult. Me Mokhtari nevertheless pleaded for the release of Dylan L., until now unknown to the courts, who had been dropped from the case for having made the mistake of being “at the wrong time, in the wrong place”, while emphasizing that a fence does not drive a stolen car for several weeks.

Traffic folder without traffic

Me Bergeron-Durand, counsel for Leynel G., for his part argued that nothing had been found at his client’s house, the only evidence against him being the telephone lines at the wheel of the Chevrolet.

“He is the only one to have been clear,” recalled, for his part, Me Queffrinec for Antonin S.

To close the debates, Dimitri P.’s lawyer, Me Poirier, spoke of a “trafficking case without trafficking and without evidence based on suspicious movements”.

Leynel G. was sentenced to ten months in prison with continued detention.

Released for transport and consumption, Dimitri B. also received ten months in prison, but under an electronic bracelet. Subject to work and care obligations, he is prohibited from being present in the Eure department for one year.

Antonin S. will serve six months in prison under an electronic bracelet.

Finally, Dylan L. now has an entry in his record with a four-month prison sentence, simply suspended.

Convictions at first instance are not final since they are subject to appeal. Until the final conviction, the defendants are therefore always presumed innocent.

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