when medium-sized cities are affected by drug trafficking

All you have to do is criss-cross a sensitive district of Dijon (Côte-d’Or) to find what are called lookouts. A policeman points out to the France 2 teams the presence of men sitting on every street corner. Their role: to warn their leader when intruders enter the city. “You have people who are the eyes and ears of the seller to allow him to take shelter in the event of a police presence or an incident”explains Cédric Bovrissedepartmental secretary of the National Police Alliance union.

Operating methods resembling those of Marseille or Paris

Having their vehicle degraded has become the daily life of the police who fight against drug trafficking. In another district, close to the city center, there are also lookouts. Some entrust journalists from France 2 to perform this role for the money. The inhabitants, resigned, are forced to live with the dealers. Dijon, 150,000 inhabitants, has been one of the medium-sized cities plagued by drugs for several years. The operating methods are more and more similar to those of Marseilles or Paris.