Toulouse: the dealer of banned aphrodisiacs escapes detention
Peter, 55, forged the soul of a drug dealer after a painful separation. He was arrested by chance, in Toulouse with more than 600 g of 3-MMC, “a poison, the cocaine of the poor”, denounces the prosecution before the criminal court. He mainly sold to the gay community.
Starting a career as a drug dealer at 55, with no criminal record, Peter stands out among the regulars of immediate comparison. A “so British” accent to cut with a knife and a conviction: “I’m not a bad person…”
The formula makes you smile, but President Carole Mauduit is worried about her business: “These are not simple drugs! “I know what happens when you take these products.” “Perhaps, but you are neither a doctor nor a pharmacist and you don’t know your customers! »
Peter was noticed by police officers from the anti-crime brigade in Borderouge, north of Toulouse in the middle of a transaction at the foot of his building. “We will fall, as usual, on cannabis. Not really,” notes the prosecutor. The search led to the seizure of more than 600 g of 3-MMC, 75 tablets of Viagra derivatives, from India, and the dealer’s perfect equipment, precision scales and other sachets.
€10 per gram, six times less than cocaine
“I take it several times a week,” admits Peter. “And you have also been selling it since January 2020,” replies the president. “This synthetic drug would be a sexual stimulant, especially for men”, indicates the magistrate. Investigators from the narcotics unit of the departmental security quickly identified forty customers on the defendant’s phone. “I was happy, very happy to live in France but I had a bad experience of the separation”. His wife lost her job and the worries, first financial, accelerated, until the break. “With the deal, I earn 2000 to 3000 € per month. I use the internet to pick up the products, via England or Holland. »
“This poison sold at €10 per gram, at least six times less than cocaine, is very addictive, and therefore very dangerous. It’s the poor man’s cocaine. Not to mention the derivatives of Viagra that he markets in parallel in the homosexual environment. The magistrate hopes “that the prison shock will serve as a lesson”. It requires 24 months, 12 of which are suspended “with immediate adjustment via a bracelet, hoping not to see him again”.
The defense appreciates the moderation of the indictment. “You are not judging a deal specialist. Moreover, the ease with which he helped the police demonstrates this. In reality, with drugs, he heals his fragility and vulnerability. Above all, we must help him get out of his addiction,” argues Me Majouba Saihi. “His police custody, plus the referral and his night in a remand center are enough to stop the spiral.”
Peter was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 10 of which were probationary suspended for two years with an obligation to treat his addictions. The firm part of his sentence runs under an electronic bracelet.