In Marseille, Bruno Retailleau announces that 21 "senior officials" of a drug trafficking network have been arrested

A large-scale anti-narcotrafic operation was carried out on Thursday 24 April in Marseille and throughout the Bouches-du-Rhône. During a press conference, Bruno Retailleau announced the arrest of 21 people linked to the "top of the spectrum" of narco-banditism.

The Minister of the Interior did not give more details on the profile of the suspects arrested for this network, which, according to him, presents "national ramifications, but with Marseille roots".

Bruno Retailleau, made a trip to Marseilles on Thursday 24 April. The opportunity for the Minister of the Interior to raise the issue of security in the Phoceenian city, in the wake of a large-scale operation led by the police forces in the department.

The Minister of the Interior announced 21 drug trafficking-related arrests in the Marseille sector this Thursday morning. These individuals are suspected of belonging to the middle of the great banditry in the Phocean city.

Actu Forces De l'Ordre Marseille, 24 April 2025 — A large operation conducted this Thursday morning at dawn allowed the interrogation of 21 individuals suspected of belonging to the "top of the spectrum" of narcobanditism, announced the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau. A hard blow to a structured network operating in the northern districts of Marseille, notably in La Castellane as the [...] Article Marseille: 21 interpellations during …

On Thursday, Bruno Retailleau was on the move in the Phocéan city. On this occasion, the Minister of the Interior announced a net hit in narcobanditism. In total, 21 people, "in the top of the spectrum" were arrested. - Narcobanditism in Marseille: the Minister of the Interior announces 21 arrests in "the top of the spectrum" (Police, justice and various facts).