Jamilah Habsaoui and two of her brothers were taken into police custody after the discovery of 70 kg of cannabis and nearly a kilo of cocaine. The 46-year-old councilor was placed in police custody, extended on Monday for 48 hours.
The extension of police custody also concerned five other people, including two of the elected official's brothers, known to the courts for drug cases. The searches were carried out as part of the “XXL net square” operations to combat drug trafficking, launched in mid-March. “We are certain that the ongoing investigation will completely exonerate the mayor of Avallon,” assured Tuesday in the columns of Yonne Républicaine the lawyer of theelected official, Me Antoine Audard. The various left-wing mayor of this village of 6,000 inhabitants was arrested after a series of searches which led to the Discovery of around 70kg of cannabis resin, 983 g of cocaine, 7,143 euros in cash and two ingots of gold.