Drug investigators in Marseille in the sights of the judiciary - scandal uncovered!

Drug investigators in Marseille in the sights of the judiciary - scandal uncovered!

In Marseille it goes haywire: A new scandal within the drug search makes headlines and makes serious allegations against the police. Drugs investigators monitored a delivery of 200 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to Paris, but the Situation escalated when 400 kilograms came to Marseille surprisingly in early 2023. The large buyer failed to materialize, possibly due to police surveillance, while the police informers sold the cocaine without arresting. When the investigation was completed in early 2024, the police only confiscated one kilogram of the cocaine, which raises questions about the effectiveness of the emergency services. The police's general inspection has already initiated internal investigations after suspected that there was irregularities in the drug search. In April 2024, the police searched the rooms of the drug search in Marseille and found that at least 360 kilograms of cocaine were replaced without hierarchical control. The case reflects what was shown in the "Bac Nord" movie, which is based on true events and addresses the challenges in drug struggle.

The scandal around the drug investigators follows the already complex history of the BAC North affair, which is a significant legal case in Marseille. This case has now been completed because the Attorney General of Aix-en-Provence has given up an appeal against the judgment of April 2021. This means that eight police officers have been acquitted and that eleven of them remain punishment -free under certain conditions. In the reasoning of the judgment, the prosecutor Jacques Dallest found that drug possession, transport and various thefts characterized the actions of the accused civil servants. While the public prosecutor originally called for up to three years of prison, the process ended in a less dramatic judgment that showed the involvement of the police in drug crime.

Advanced security measures and drug crime

In the middle of the drug problem, the French government has recently taken measures to tighten anti-drug policy. According to Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, a law was passed that provides for the construction of high -security prisons to isolate serious criminals that are active in drug trafficking. These new measures are intended to prevent the influence of these criminals from the detention centers, where they may continue to coordinate crimes. Attacks on prisons and staff who are more likely to respond to the new blueprints aim to exert political pressure on the government. Against this background, the influence of drug gangs in many urban and rural regions of France is an increasing problem that the judicial authorities demands strongly.

The current situation in Marseille illustrates how profound the challenges in dealing with drug crime are and how important it is to restore trust in the police. The incidents not only distance themselves from the ideal ideas of a functioning judiciary, but also show the growing gap between state institutions and the residents affected by drug crime. Minister of Justice, according to Darmanin, is increasingly spreading criminal networks, while the citizens often feel left alone in the affected.