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“Anti-drug operations”: 1,738 arrests and 150 kg of drugs seized throughout France, announces Gérald Darmanin
From the city of Saint-Denis, the Minister of the Interior also spoke about the operations carried out in Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis.
(FRANCEINFO)
Traveling to Seine-Saint-Denis, the Minister of the Interior promised “three new anti-drug operations” on this model on Monday, “in other French cities”.
Traveling to Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), Saturday March 30, the Minister of the Interior took stock of recent operations to combat drug trafficking, called “XXL net square”. On the national level, “anti-drug operations continue to have enormous impact”welcomed Gérald Darmanin.
According to him, they gave rise to “1,738 arrests”as well as entries of “150 kg of drugs” And “2.4 million euros”in “ten days”. This new model of net raids was tested for the first time on March 19, in Marseille, where the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, went for the occasion, to the Castellane district.
“We will continue”added Gérald Darmanin on Saturday, announcing that “from Monday, three new XXL anti-drug operations will take place in other French cities”. In addition to the Paris region and Marseille, operations were carried out in Lyon (Rhône), Lille (North), Dijon (Côte-d’Or) and Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme).
The Minister of the Interior also spoke about the operations carried out in Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis. He reported a total toll of “319 held in custody in five days”, “tens of kilos [de produits stupéfiants] seized and 800,000 euros in cash” confiscated. These operations mobilized 3,600 members of the police and gendarmerie, he added. In particular, according to him, they allowed the removal of 10 suspects after the dismantling of“a deal point stuck for 10 years” in Sevran.
