In the fight against the escalating drug trade in Marseille, southern France, the drug brigade has now itself become the subject of a police raid. A week ago, the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) raided the leading department of the Marseille criminal police, responsible for uncovering the largest drug deals.
In addition to numerous alleged violations, there are suspicions of corruption at a respected police agency operating in a region particularly affected by the cannabis and cocaine trade and deadly settlements between drug gangs, the newspaper ‘Le Parisien’ reported on Wednesday. evening. Phones and computers have been seized from the police unit’s premises, but no arrests have been made.
France declares war on drug trafficking
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin currently wants to curb drug trafficking with high-profile raids in numerous cities. “Our fight against drugs and dealers is total,” the minister said. During police operations called “Place Nette” (Clean Place), officers are sent to problem areas of the city 24 hours a day. In Marseille, authorities recently spoke of an XXL raid involving around 900 police and customs officers. Last year, 49 people were killed in drug-related violence in the port city.
Prosecutors and judges, as well as Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti, have clashed several times recently over the issue of drug trafficking in Marseille. The minister reprimanded them for recently publicly addressing the increase in corruption in the police and judiciary and also for declaring that the war on drug-related crime in Marseille was lost.
Source: Krone
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