Arrests are taking place in Nîmes but also in other municipalities in the department. Searches are underway. National police operations linked to the fire at the police office in the Pissevin district last August.
Info Objective Gard. Since 6 a.m., this Tuesday, November 5, numerous police officers have been participating in arrests in several sectors of the Gard department. A “descent” which, according to our information, follows the fire at the Pissevin police office last August. Arrests were carried out in the popular district of Pissevin and searches are still underway in targeted housing in the area. But other arrests took place in several municipalities in the department. Young men are currently in police custody in this sensitive case, followed at the national level.
As a reminder, on the night of August 20 to 21, 2024, when the Pissevin police office had just opened and the inauguration was scheduled five days later, a fire damaged the public building. Initially, all avenues were open, but very quickly the investigators from the Nîmes police station were certain that they were facing a fire of criminal origin. Technical analyzes with obvious traces of hydrocarbon and video surveillance then made it possible to target suspects.
A fire which also affected a business adjacent to the police office. Numerous investigations into individuals known in the world of drug trafficking have since been underway. Investigators targeted several young men a few weeks ago… Suspects who were arrested this Tuesday morning, while investigations continue…
