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France sends elite police unit to Marseille in bid to quell drug violence

Gérald Darmanin Marseille Police France CRS Interior Hassan Trafficking franceinfo
Police checkpoint in search of drug traffickers in Cité des Rosiers, a northern district of Marseille, on 31 March, 2023. © PHOTO AFP / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Thursday announced that a unit from the elite CRS 8 police force that specialises in fighting urban violence is to be deployed to Marseille. The southern port has been plagued by gang violence over control of the city's drug trade.

"On my instruction, CRS 8 will be deployed as reinforcements in Marseille to carry out target operations against drug trafficking over the next few days," Darmanin posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

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