Sarcelles market is one of the largest in Île-de-France. But it is also, denounces Mayor Patrick Haddad, a “mafia system’ A man was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday for attempted extortion, tongues are loosening.

Several traders from Sarcelles are calling for an end to the ‘mafia’s’ influence in the market, which attracts up to 10,000 visitors on Sundays.