Were millions of euros misappropriated during reconstruction work in the valleys of the Alpes-Maritimes, following storm Alex?
Justice, which has been investigating this case since a report made by the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis in February 2023 to the Riviera public prosecutor's office, has given a serious boost.
After the time of searches and the first hearings, she has just seized nearly 6.5 million euros from bank accounts and luxury cars valued at 640,000 euros, the Marseille prosecutor's office announced this Friday .
In total, 21 people were placed in police custody this week, sometimes for 48 hours, during a vast operation carried out by sixty gendarmes from the Research Section.
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