“I in no way want to show triumphalism,” began Frédéric Teillet, Rennes prosecutor, during a press conference this Thursday, December 19. For the magistrate, on the eve of the Christmas holidays, it was a question of providing a summary of the acts of violence linked to drug trafficking which have taken place in the Rennes region in recent months. “The lives of residents in the neighborhoods concerned are still degraded by crimes. The recent shootings in Bréquigny unfortunately illustrate this. But it is important to make it known that the action of the investigation services and the justice system is nevertheless effective, and that numerous arrests lead to incarcerations. There is no impunity for the perpetrators of this violence (…) In total, 22 people have been identified, arrested, convicted and imprisoned for these acts of violence which have shaken the Rennes metropolis since July. I believe that the work of the investigation services and the justice system made it possible to deal a blow to some of the perpetrators of the violence. However, drug trafficking, which is the cause of this violence, continues. We must continue to fight, to work to identify them. It’s a long-term job. What is important to police officers, gendarmes and prosecutors is to establish solid files that hold up in court. It requires meticulous, precise and time-consuming investigative work. But believe me, there is complete determination among everyone here to do this work of dismantling the networks. »
Chronologically, the prosecutor detailed.
– July 9: two men attacked, one injured by gunfire and the other kidnapped in Blosne. The author was arrested, indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
– From July to September 2024, a number of shootings broke out in the Maurepas district of Rennes, in the context of a turf war between two teams of drug traffickers. July 29, August 6, August 7, August 8, August 11, August 28, September 2, September 23. As part of this case, ten people were implicated. Eight were presented to the courthouse, six were incarcerated. Eight will be judged during an immediate deferred appearance on February 3 and 4. THANKS. “This case also led to the seizure of four submachine guns, four point weapons, three vests with more than 200 cartridges and the discovery of two stolen vehicles. »
– On September 5, at Place Rallier du Bâty, a man died after receiving a stab wound to the chest. Its author is arrested, indicted for murder and imprisoned by the judge of liberties.
– On September 24, at 6 Brno alley in Maurepas, four individuals were arrested in flagrante delicto in possession of category A weapons and for drug trafficking. A pistol, a machine gunner and a revolver were seized. The four perpetrators were tried immediately and three were imprisoned.
– On October 6, rue Saint-Michel, near Place Sainte-Anne in Rennes, an attempted intentional homicide by firearm took place after the bars had closed. The two perpetrators were identified, indicted and imprisoned.
– On October 26, an organized gang murder attempt on a father and his five-year-old child. To date, the five perpetrators occupying the vehicle have been identified. The shooter, a 16-year-old boy, admitted to having shot on the instructions of the adults who accompanied him, was indicted and imprisoned. As for the fifth alleged perpetrator present in the vehicle, he was taken into police custody. He was brought before the detention freedom judge this Thursday, December 19 at the request of the investigating judge.
– On November 2, on the footbridge near the University Hospital, a man was killed by a stab wound. The author was arrested, indicted for murder and imprisoned.
