Narbonne Couple Sentenced in Major Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Case Linked to Morocco

The verdict was handed down on Thursday evening. Held in custody for nearly 21 months, François was sentenced to 10 years in prison for complicity in cocaine trafficking and money laundering, reports L’Indépendant. Only the possession of a prohibited weapon resulted in an acquittal. Recognized guilty of complicity in cocaine trafficking and money laundering, his companion, Saloi, was sentenced to seven years in prison with a committal order. She appeared free. The Narbonne court ordered the seizure of her land. Each of them will also have to pay the sum of 50,000 euros. They are prohibited from going to Narbonne, and from frequenting the co-authors of the traffic, except for their son. The latter, Kélé, was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison, including one year of probationary suspension with a committal order. He will only serve one and a half years in detention due to a period served in preventive detention.

François, (the lieutenant, who bears the same first name as the principal) was sentenced to 5 years in prison, including one year of probationary suspension and a fine of 5,000 euros, 3,000 of which are suspended. He is prohibited from going to Narbonne and Bages for 5 years. Hamza was sentenced to 3 years in prison, including one year of probationary suspension with an immediate incarceration order, while Jason was sentenced to 3 years in prison, including 18 months of suspension, a fine of 5,000 euros and a deferred committal order. He will serve 18 months behind bars. As for Bachir, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison, including 18 months of probationary suspension. Considering the detention already served in preventive detention, he has 8 months left to serve.

The Narbonne court reclassified Jimmy’s money laundering as misuse of corporate assets. He was fined 10,000 euros, 5,000 of which were suspended. Charlotte was sentenced to 24 months, including 18 months of probationary suspension. She will have to wear an electronic bracelet for 6 months, without a fine. Her son Illies was sentenced to 24 months in prison, including 12 months of probationary suspension. He also has an electronic bracelet. Ramazan was sentenced to 5 years in detention and a fine of 5,000 euros, 3,000 of which were suspended. He is prohibited from setting foot in Narbonne.

The majority of the convicted persons have work obligations, the prohibition of contact between them and the obligation to pay the sums owed to the public treasury, it is specified.