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A police and gendarmerie operation made it possible to arrest 21 alleged members of the criminal organization DZ Mafia, in the context of cases targeting Marseille rapper SCH. One of his relatives was killed in a shooting last summer.
It's a big haul. The Marseille judicial police and the Montpellier gendarmerie research section arrested 21 people this Monday morning. They are suspected of belonging to the criminal organization DZ Mafia. An important step forward in the threats targeting Marseille rapper SCH, as revealed The Parisian.
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On August 26 around 5 a.m., while the rapper performed in a nightclub in La Grande-Motte (Hérault), a vehicle registered in Bouches-du-Rhône blocked the van of relatives of SCH, armed with rifles. Kalashnikov war rifle. One of the passengers, a close friend of the rapper, was killed. Investigators found 27 shell casings on site.
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At the same time, the rapper – real name Julien Schwarzer – has been the subject of racketeering attempts or death threats on social networks for several years. Men claim between €300,000 and €2 million from him under the pretext of having helped him become known, writes The Parisian.
The investigation apparently established that the enemies of SCH would have “subcontracted” the shooting to the DZ Mafia, this criminal organization of drug traffickers from Marseille, which would aim to establish its hegemony.
Always according to The Parisian21 of the arrested suspects were already in prison. The custody of those arrested can last 96 hours and should shed light on the fatal shooting: who was the instigator and who was the killer. SCH begins a new tour and remains under police protection.
