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Nicolas Bessone
Nicolas Bessone, public prosecutor of Marseille, makes the fight against drug trafficking his priority/
(France 2)
In an interview with France 2 on the scale of drug trafficking in Marseille, Nicolas Bessone spoke of a “massive phenomenon” in the city, where “128 deal points” were identified.
The Marseille prosecutor, Nicolas Bessone, gave an interview to France 2. He notably mentioned the extent of drug trafficking in Marseillea few days later the deaths of a 15-year-old boy and a 36-year-old man in the city. He notably revealed that “2,000 people are indicted for facts linked to drug trafficking and narchomicide” within the perimeter of the Marseille court. “795 people are in pre-trial detention” he also said.
Figures that illustrate “a phenomenon which is relatively massive”, according to him. “128 deal points identified in a city of one million inhabitants, this is indeed a peculiarity of the Marseille city”, he regretted.