He thought he got away with it when he remembered that he had a photo of his driving license in his cell phone.
And then, patatras.
In a split second, while scrolling through the images, he understood that he was going to lose much more than points.
He finally found himself in police custody for possession of a weapon.
Read alsoVitry-sur-Seine: a father stabbed in the middle of the night in his apartment
This mishap experienced by this young person from Vitry-sur-Seine dates back to Thursday.
That afternoon, he was riding his scooter when he ran a red light.
Bad luck for him, a crew from the anti-crime squad surprises him.
The police obviously ask him for his papers.
He doesn't have them but can very well show a photo of his driving license.
While searching through his phone, in full view of officials, he came across a photo of himself holding a handgun.
Successful search of his home
Immediately, the control takes a much less routine turn.
The 22-year-old young man, already known to the police for refusing to comply, driving without insurance and unintentional injuries, was immediately arrested and placed in police custody at the Vitry police station.
At the same time, a judicial police officer gave his agreement for a search to be carried out immediately.
At the young man's house in Vitry, officials got their hands on two handguns, one of which was dismantled and wrapped in cellophane.
The investigation was to continue to determine the circumstances of this weapon possession.