Several police and gendarmerie services have worked together to dismantle drug networks in Marseille, announced the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters on Monday July 11.
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A new method to fight against drug trafficking is being tested in Marseille at the moment, the Ministry of the Interior told franceinfo on Monday July 11, confirming information from Europe 1. This method consists of “mobilize several units of mobile forces in a limited time to carry out punching operations against drugs”, confirms Place Beauvau. Operations which are intended to multiply, specifies this source.
3,000 people checked, 29 arrests
For three days, 550 CRS and mobile gendarmes came as reinforcements to Marseille, to facilitate police checks. 45 operations were carried out in 30 cities, 3,000 people checked and 29 were arrested confirms the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters in a tweet this Monday morning. All of this “at the request of Gérald Darmanin”specifies the police headquarters.