Two weeks after the cry of alarm from Marseille magistrates demanding a “Marshall plan” to save the Marseille city from the drug trafficking which is plaguing it, Emmanuel Macron made a surprise visit to Marseille on Tuesday for an operation “ clear space […] unprecedented » against drugs.
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“ In Marseille and other cities in France, it is an unprecedented operation that we have launched to put a stop to drug trafficking, ensure republican order, and clear the air. », Wrote the head of state on the X network.
In Marseille and other cities in France, it is an unprecedented operation that we have launched to put a stop to drug trafficking, ensure republican order, and clear the air. pic.twitter.com/hnmI8NYhS5
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) March 19, 2024
The Head of State began his trip to the city of Castellane, in the north of Marseille, for a “ first operation “XXL net space », which with the other objectives which will follow will mobilize very large police forces for several weeks. “ There was a very big operation on Monday, which will last several weeks throughout Marseille », Specified the Head of State on site, referring to this operation which began at Castellane on Monday: “ The goal is to try to destroy the networks and the traffickers and for the few who make your life impossible to leave. “.
Nearly 50 narchomicides in 2023
This visit by Emmanuel Macron comes as several raids have recently taken place within the two main gangs, “DZ Mafia” and “Yoda”, vying for control of drug trafficking in France’s second city.
The territorial war for control of juicy deal points has bloodied the Marseille city like never before in 2023, with 49 people killed in narchomicides, including four collateral victims.
Marseille magistrates sounded the alarm at the beginning of March in the face of the power of drug trafficking. “ We are losing the war against traffickers in Marseille », worried Isabelle Fort, head of the organized crime department of the Marseille prosecutor’s office, before the Senate commission of inquiry dedicated to the fight against drug trafficking in France.