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Police cars set on fire in Cavaillon: the preferred route to reaction to anti-drug operations
Police cars set on fire in Cavaillon: the preferred route to reaction to anti-drug operations
(France 2)
Four police cars were set on fire on the morning of Wednesday October 9, in front of the Cavaillon police station (Vaucluse), which could have ended up in ashes. According to officials, the fight against local drug trafficking is the source of this disaster, presumed to be of criminal origin.
In Cavaillon, in Vaucluse, Wednesday October 9, the scientific police take the first samples. She is looking for clues on the remains of burned police vehicles. The disaster broke out early this Wednesday morning, around 5 a.m. The four cars were destroyed, and the flames quickly spread across the facade of the police station.
Seven people living in neighboring apartments were slightly inconvenienced by the smoke. Local residents express their astonishment: “I find this disastrous, it gives a bad image of the city”comments a young man. “It’s an act of war”estimates an older passerby. According to local police, this could be retaliation for anti-drug operations, which have been numerous in recent times. The last arrest was made yesterday evening, just a few hours before the fire. The investigation was entrusted to the judicial police.
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