“XXL Net Square” in Marseille: the operation led to the seizure of 22 kg of narcotics in three days. 71 people were placed in police custody.
President Emmanuel Macron traveled in person on Tuesday to Castellane, a town in France's second city plagued by trafficking. The territorial war for control of the lucrative Marseille deal points has bloodied the Mediterranean city like never before in 2023, with 49 people killed including four collateral victims, and 123 people injured.