extradited from Morocco, the alleged leader of the “Yoda” clan Félix Bingui arrived in France

“It is a great success for the police and for French justice in the drug trafficking zone, and I would like to thank the Moroccan authorities who acted like a brother country and a friendly country.” by extraditing Félix Bingui, added the Minister of Justice on BFMTV.

Arrested in Morocco last March

Félix Bingui, 34, was arrested in Morocco last March. “He is responsible, in our opinion obviously, for very large-scale drug trafficking, attempted homicides by organized gangs, the preparation of numerous crimes and offenses, and the laundering of this drug trafficking.“, Mr. Darmanin pointed out.

Félix Bingui, who made all his “career“in traffic in Marseille, regularly made round trips to Morocco until the triggering, in February 2023, of a “guerre” with the rival gang of the “DZ Mafia”, from which time he had never left this Maghreb country.

This territorial war for control of juicy deal points – up to 80,000 euros in daily turnover in certain places – between the “Yoda” clan and the “DZ Mafia” group has bloodied France's second city.

In 2023, 49 deaths linked to drug trafficking were recorded in the Marseille city, including seven minors, which was a record. In 2024, the number of these narchomicides has decreased significantly, reaching 24.