A wall was built "
to prohibit the movement and parking
" of drug addicts in the tunnel of the Passage de Forceval, located under the ring road,
Le Figaro
learned
from a police source this Friday, September 24.
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The operation, carried out quickly, is a "
temporary measure ordered by the police headquarters
", we are told, a few hours after the massive evacuation of the Jardins d'Eole and the Stalingrad district, in the 18th and 19th arrondissements. district, occupied for years by crack users.
The drug addicts were moved this morning near the Porte de la Villette, on the border with Aubervilliers and Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis).
"
Avoid tortious acts
"
The construction of this wall is "
a necessary accompaniment to protect the inhabitants of Pantin and avoid criminal acts out of sight
", we are told, specifying that it is also a question of "
protecting drug addicts due to risk of fire
”in the tunnel.
Decided by the prefect of police and the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, the evacuation was denounced by the PS mayor of Pantin, Bertrand Kern. In a press release, he points to the “
total ignorance
” of the authorities concerning the “
Parisian geography
”. "
The chosen place where drug addicts will be installed is close to the Quatre Chemin de Pantin and Aubervilliers district, one of the poorest districts in France,
" said the elected official. "
By this decision, the Minister of the Interior tramples on local elected officials and wipes his feet on Seine-Saint-Denis,
" he writes. Opposed to this evacuation, Bertrand Kern requested an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Jean Castex.
