The French interior minister has launched multiple anti-drug crackdowns, reflecting the government’s commitment to show it’s serious about tackling the drug trade and crime in cities ahead of European elections
The French interior minister announced multiple nationwide anti-drug crackdowns Monday, reflecting the government's commitment to show it's serious about tackling the drug trade and crime in cities ahead of EuropeanInterior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that police units conducted raids and made several arrests in the northern city of Lille as well as Villeneuve-d’Ascq and Roubaix.
The operations were set to continue with checks and searches of residential buildings, Darmanin wrote on X, formerlyIt is part of a broader crackdown on drug trafficking and related criminal activities across the country that some critics have linked the centrist government's efforts to boost its chances and stave off the threat for the far right ahead of elections for the European Parliament June 6-9.
During a recent trip to the southern port city Marseille that is often linked to drug trafficking, President Emmanuel Macron had promised that about 10 similar operations would take place inFollowing Macron’s visit to Marseille, local newspaper La Provence critiqued the lasting impact of the crackdown with a provocative front page on Thursday, suggesting the persistence of drug problems despite the heightened police presence.
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