A new left-wing elected official involved in drug trafficking. According to information from Europe 1, a municipal councilor from the town hall of Tours was arrested and placed in police custody on Thursday November 21 as part of an investigation into drug trafficking. The suspect is Christopher Sebaoun. Member of the EELV municipal majority, he is delegated to questions relating to the Loire and the Cher, to the preservation of river heritage and aquifer resources.
Searches were also carried out at his home. For the moment, their results are not known. The placement in police custody of the elected official was “ confirmed to the mayor of Tours », the ecologist Emmanuel Denis, by the public prosecutor. Contacted by AFP, the magistrate clarified that no further communication was currently planned on this matter.
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For its part, the town hall of Tours indicated that, for the moment, “ no additional information is known regarding possible legal proceedings » against the municipal councilor. The City, however, assured that, “ in the event of indictment, the mayor will suspend Mr. Sebaoun from all his delegations during the police investigation ».
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The news quickly went around town, and the first reactions were shared on social networks. “ Once again, what an image for our city », notably regretted the opposition municipal councilor LR, Olivier Lebreton, on X. This arrest comes a month after the arrest in Paris of Andy Kerbrat. The deputy for La France insoumise had been caught red-handed in the middle of a drug transaction. He was also in possession of 3-MMC, a synthetic drug.
