Prison attacks intended to intimidate guards, seeking withdrawal of drug trafficking law, claimed by Gérald Darmanin
In a chilling turn of events, France has been under siege by groups linked to drug trafficking, who have been attacking prisons in retaliation against the government's tough stance on narcotics. This damning revelation was made by French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, who spoke on Wednesday on France Inter.
The recent attacks, which saw over 15 prisons in cities like Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, and Toulon targeted, were something of a Their sole purpose was to intimidate prison officers and drive them to demand the government abandon its proposed law against drug trafficking .
The law, which was definitively adopted on Tuesday evening, aims to establish high-security quarters in prisons for the most dangerous drug traffickers. Darmanin firmly believes that this law, and the attacks on prisons, are indicative of the effectiveness of the government's strategy against drug trafficking.
Among those taken into custody, five inmates were found to have been communicating and organizing these acts of revenge or intimidation against the state. Interestingly, these criminals did not wish to be part of the new prison regime that Darmanin is implementing, one aimed at isolating them from the outside world. They attempted to intimidate prison officers into going on strike, or even seeking the withdrawal of the bill, by threatening to render the prisons inoperable.
The individuals involved in these attacks have distinct profiles, from "small hands, often minors," to "masterminds, who organized, thought of, and found a financing circuit for these attacks." However, Darmanin is quick to dismiss the notion that extremist groups, foreign influence, or mere coincidence played a role.
The DZ Mafia, a criminal organization suspected of multiple narcotics-related murders in Marseille, is among the criminal networks implicated in these attacks. While the DZ Mafia is one of France's most notorious criminal organizations, Darmanin emphasizes that they are not the only culprits.
- The French government's tough policy-and-legislation against drug trafficking has led to a wave of attacks on prisons, as revealed by Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin.
- These attacks, which aimed to intimidate prison officers, were organized by a mix of minors and masterminds within drug trafficking groups.
- The recent law passed by the government, which aims to isolate the most dangerous drug traffickers, has been met with retaliation from these groups, as illustrated by the attacks on over 15 prisons.
- In the general news and crime-and-justice sector, it has been reported that among those taken into custody for the prison attacks, some were against the government's new prison regime, designed to isolate them from the outside world.
- The DZ Mafia, a notorious French criminal organization, is among the groups linked to the prison attacks, illustrating the ongoing threat of drug trafficking in French politics.
