Drug trafficking: “Place net XXL” operations continue in detention. 53,000 phones and accessories seized in 2023 in French prisons.
In 2023, all products combined, the prison administration produced 21,000 compared to 17,000 in 2019. The prison administration has just been shaken by the arrest of five Réaux guards who engaged in long-term drug trafficking in detention, according to the Chancellery. The phenomenon is rare and the sanctions severe, “ since between 2018 and 2023,. 22 sanctions were imposed including 19 dismissals for 30,000 agents in daily contact with detainees ”