The mayor of Alès in southern France was taken from his home at night by an elite police unit amid fears of an imminent attack by the country’s most dreaded drug gang, officials said Tuesday. Christophe Rivenq had previously received death threats linked to the DZ Mafia gang, which has grown out of its Marseille base to become one of France’s main security threats.
The southern town of Alès was thrust at the forefront of France’s drug wars this week when it emerged its mayor had been taken from his home at night and placed in police custody – for his own safety.
