They want it to be “an electroshock”. The succession, for several weeks, of deadly settling of scores linked to drug trafficking, pushed the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau and that of Justice, Didier Migaud, to announce their « plan d’action » against organized crime, Friday November 8, in Marseille. A « cause nationale »according to the regal couple who undertake to “stand together”.
The urgency of the situation did not allow them to innovate on the subject: the numerous measures presented Friday morning therefore strongly resemble the work carried out by the former Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, and to what contains a senatorial bill of July 12. This text, written by senators Jérôme Durain (Socialist Party, Saône-et-Loire) and Etienne Blanc (Les Républicains, Rhône), is based on the work of the senatorial commission on drug trafficking that Mr. Durain chaired and of which M. White was the rapporteur. A report – much commented on – was submitted in May.
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It is a double-detente strategy that the ministers announced, without however giving great details on the implementation methods or the necessary financial means. In the short term, measures that do not require recourse to the law; then in the long term, by the first half of 2025, more ambitious measures thanks to a text presented to Parliament, inspired by the senatorial report on drug trafficking.
Reinforced workforce
Regarding the measurements «urgent» and immediate, in the coming weeks a “national coordination unit responsible for drawing up a state of the threat” and of “set an operational strategy and implement it” announced Mr. Migaud. This new body will be attached to the Paris public prosecutor's office, whose staff working on crime at the national level will be increased by 40%.
Still in the short term, this time under the leadership of the Ministry of the Interior, a series of measures should target consumers as well as sellers of narcotics. Mr. Retailleau intends to establish “bans on appearance” for convicted drug dealers in the neighborhoods where they engaged in this illicit trade. Likewise, social assistance for traffickers will be cut. Also, a communication campaign highlighting the dangers of drugs and the links between its use and organized crime should soon see the light of day.
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