LThe fight against drug trafficking is an ongoing battle », Confided to us at the beginning of the week, Thierry Suquet, when discussing the State’s action in matters of security. But the prefect certainly did not mean to say so well given the brutal awakening in Cavaillon this Wednesday. Early on, four police vehicles were set on fire in front of the police station, without causing any injuries.
The investigation, entrusted to the organized and specialized crime division (DCOS) of Avignon, will have to determine in particular whether a single fire was started or if several fires were started. “ The fire spread to the facade of the police station and to an adjoining business [une agence immobilière]specifies the prefecture of Vaucluse. The facade of the police station was damaged and the building was filled with smoke. However, the damage to the interior is relatively minor. » Seven neighbors had to be evacuated from adjoining housing before being able to reintegrate them in the morning.
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During the fire, three police officers were on site as well as “ five other individuals who were in police custody in the police station’s jails and were transferred to the Avignon police headquarters », Details the prefecture. “ Our colleagues saw themselves die », condemns William Maury, national night delegate of the Alliance police union.
Although the investigation will have to precisely determine the causes and possible motive for this fire, the authorities already have their sights set on drug trafficking. “ This event occurs while the police are currently carrying out particularly offensive actions against drug trafficking, with a “clearance” operation, 25 arrests, 6 kilos of cocaine and 15 kilos of cannabis seized since the beginning of September », Estimates the prefecture. Quickly on site, Thierry Suquet speaks of a “ reaction following the kick in the anthill of recent days ».
In the same vein, the interdepartmental director of the national police, Emmanuel Desjars de Keranrouë, reports “ reprisals “. However, there is no question of letting your guard down and being intimidated. “ On the contrary, it is additional motivation. We are going to redouble our presence in the Ayme city [haut lieu du trafic de stups à Cavaillon] “, he continues. On X, Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior, greets “ the courage of our law enforcement officers faced with violence that has become ordinary » and maintains that “ the State will not be intimidated, we will intensify our fight against narco-banditry “. His minister responsible for everyday security, Nicolas Daragon, is due to go there this Thursday. A mobile forces unit was deployed from this Wednesday evening for several days.
