Brussels - Paris: Europe and the Arabs
During numerous raids in the drug environment, French police have arrested at least 1,738 people across France in recent days. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Saturday afternoon: “We will continue our operations against drugs.”
There is a relationship between these gangs and the drug environment in Brussels, according to what was published by the media in Brussels, quoting the Belgian News Agency, which was interested in what happened in the neighboring country, France, and added, “2.4 million euros were confiscated during police operations over the past ten days. The police also seized 150 kilograms of drugs, Most notably cocaine and heroin, Darmanin said that more than 300 people were arrested in Paris alone and in the Seine-Saint-Denis region northeast of the capital.
The Minister stated that the fight against drugs should not be carried out only in terms of safety. Education, addiction withdrawal and parental responsibility also play a role, Darmanin said.
The police operations under the name "Place nette" are part of a strategy launched last summer with the aim of closing nearly 4,000 drug sales points in the country. Police officers are deployed around the clock at relevant locations in cities for a longer period of time. They must arrest drug dealers and prevent them from resuming their business after a short police action a few meters away.
Drug gangs are active in the high-rise areas of many major cities in France and are making life difficult for other residents. Violent settlements occur repeatedly between gangs, in which outsiders are also killed. Drug-related violence has escalated sharply in recent years, including in Marseille. The gangs also have ties to the drug environment in Brussels, as has recently emerged.