The government visit on the theme of drug trafficking continues in Marseille. The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, met police officers in a police station in the northern districts on Friday, November 8. He greeted the “courage” police forces facing “the octopus of crime whose tentacles extend well beyond Marseille”. The Minister of Justice, Didier Migaud, must go to Baumettes prison, and later to the Marseille judicial court, where he will discuss with the heads of court and jurisdiction as well as with the staff of the Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (Jirs). Follow our live stream.
Numerous announcements made by Bruno Retailleau and Didier Migaud. Thes Ministers of the Interior and Justice demonstrated in the morning their desire to strengthen police and judicial resources against drug trafficking. In particular, they announced additional means of investigation, more international cooperation, specific measures for minors and a more favorable status for “repentant” traffickers.
France at a “tipping point”. After several deadly shootings linked to drug trafficking, Bruno Retailleau had judged, earlier, that France was at a “tipping point” facing drug trafficking which, according to him, threatens the country with “mexicanisation”. He had promised a “guerre” long and merciless campaign against this trafficking, whose turnover is estimated between 3.5 and 6 billion euros per year in France. The Keeper of the Seals, “totally in tune” with Bruno Retailleau, also affirmed that a “very firm response from the State” was necessary.
Michel Barnier calls for “a general mobilization”. The announced measures were reviewed on Thursday, during a meeting between the two ministers and the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier. The latter then called on the X network to “a general mobilization against organized crime”become “a threat against the fundamental interests of the Nation”.
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