Six of them were already detained in different prisons in the south-east of France, these sources said, confirming information from Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France.
All those arrested were placed in police custody following this operation carried out by the gendarmerie in Hérault and the judicial police of Marseille.
On August 26, at dawn, a relative of Marseille rapper SCH was shot and killed and another seriously injured as they left the famous La Dune nightclub, in La Grande-Motte, where the artist had just performed.
The two men were targeted by shooters in a car around 6:00 a.m., a few hundred meters from the nightclub, on a road that is busy during the day but deserted at night.
According to a source close to the case, confirming initial information from the regional daily Midi Libre, the two victims were on board one of the vehicles that SCH can usually borrow, real name Julien Schwarzer.
The DZ Mafia dominates the Marseille drug market
Prize for best concert in 2024 for his appearance at the Vélodrome in Marseille, during the 2nd edition of Flammes, trophies of rap and its currents, SCH, 31, is one of the big names in French rap. He has been on tour again since November 7.
An investigation had been opened for “murder by an organized gang, attempted murder by an organized gang and participation in a criminal association”.
The DZ Mafia is the clan that currently dominates the Marseille drug market, having established itself against the “Yoda” gang. Most of the 49 narchomicides – a record – in 2023 in Marseille were caused by the turf war between these two clans.
On November 22, 23 people suspected of having participated in organized extortion on behalf of the “DZ Mafia” were brought before a judge.
With AFP
