TRIBUNE – As in South American countries, mafias linked to drug trafficking are growing at full speed throughout France, warns the lawyer. Faced with this extremely serious shift, he proposes rethinking the judicial response and creating a specialized public prosecutor's office.
*Lawyer at the Paris Bar, Thibault de Montbrial is president of the Center for Reflection on Internal Security.
Traveling to Rennes at the end of last week after a new shooting linked to drug trafficking, Bruno Retailleau made remarks of unprecedented clarity from a Minister of the Interior. He lucidly pointed out the effects of the rapid development of mafias throughout France: hyperviolence and corruption. In fact, the spread of serious organized crime in our country is staggering. France is now targeted by international groups which have already severely affected countries like Belgium and the Netherlands in recent years. The connection between organizations such as the Dutch Mocro Maffia and South American cartels is proven. Contact has now been established between these groups and French criminal organizations, including the now famous
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