A 14-year-old Algerian boy, identified as Hamza F, has drawn widespread attention in France after routinely harassing tourists and locals near Paris’s Saint-Martin Canal by spraying them with a water blaster.
Calling himself Hamza La Douane (Hamza from Customs), he demands $2.29 (about €2) from those who want to avoid being targeted.
Law enforcement records suggest his conduct is part of a broader pattern of juvenile delinquency, including incidents of vandalism, theft, and aggression involving women, for which he has been arrested multiple times.
