They will be deployed in Lyon, Marseille, Nicce, Montpellier and even Perpignan. In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, Gérald Darmanin announces the deployment from September of “11 new units of mobile forces”. The goal: “further intensify the fight against” drugs, insecurity and urban rodeos. While the Minister of the Interior begins this Sunday a three-day trip to Mayotte.
“11 new units of mobile forces” will thus be created. An experiment is taking place in Marseille with two units permanently on site for a year. “The results are impressive: a deal point visited every six hours, seizures and record arrests”. Still in Marseille, a third unit “will be loyal, available to the prefects”explains Gérald Darmanin.
In details :
– In Lyon, two units of mobile forces (160 law enforcement officers) will be sent permanently to further intensify the fight against drugs and insecurity.
– In Marseille/Arles, three units of mobile forces will be on site (240 law enforcement officers) to further intensify the fight against drugs and insecurity.
– In Montpellier/Béziers, two mobile force units will be on site (160 law enforcement officers) to further intensify the fight against drugs and insecurity.
– In Nice/Cannes, a mobile force unit will be on site (80 law enforcement officers) to further intensify the fight against drugs and insecurity.
– In Perpignan, a mobile force unit will be sent permanently (80 law enforcement officers) to further intensify the fight against drugs and insecurity.
– Finally, in the Lille metropolis, two units of mobile forces (160 law enforcement officers) will be put on hold to further intensify the fight against drugs and insecurity.
2,200 people arrested for urban rodeos in 2022
To fight against urban rodeos, there are already two laws dating from August 2018 and January 2022. “We must apply those that exist. For that, we must intensify the police presence on the ground.” Since the beginning of 2022, “2,200 people were arrested for rodeos and 1,800 machines were seized. A record!”, welcomes Gérald Darmanin.
Emmanuel Macron wants to double the presence of police and gendarmes on the ground. Since 2017, “we have already created 10,000 jobs” of police and gendarmes, recalls Gérald Darmanin. He announces that “200 gendarmerie brigades will be created in six years, because crime increases in rural areas. In September, we will launch consultations with rural elected officials and prefects for the creation of the first brigades in early 2023.