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Coronavirus: the wild rave parties, “potential clusters” which worry the authorities

2020-08-21T18:10:20.093Z


INVESTIGATION - These illegal festivals, where multiple offenses are noted, mobilized the attention of the gendarmerie services.


The first summer in the Covid-19 era gave ideas to the most partiers. For lack of festivals or nightclubs, rave parties are popping up all over France in recent weeks. These illegal parties are in the sights of the authorities because of the nuisance they cause. Contaminated land, endangered wildlife, impacted neighborhood and above all broken law ... these events actively mobilize the gendarmerie services. Besides the non-respect of barrier gestures, these impromptu regroupings also prove to be a danger for the population. The police no longer count the offenses observed in these meeting places, where illegal activities, starting with drug trafficking, abound.

Read also: Lozère: how a wild rave party ravaged an agricultural site

On the front line in the face of this phenomenon, the gendarmes are on the alert. The soldiers want at all costs to avoid a " Lozère-bis ". On August 12, up to 10,000 “ ravers ” gathered on the Hures-la-Parade site (Lozère), in the heart of the Cévennes National Park.

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Source: lefigaro

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