French authorities arrest at least 25 suspects behind prison attacks

France eyes drug gang in probe of prison attacks

A notorious drug cartel could be behind a wave of attacks on French prisons and prison staff, Paris...

A notorious drug gang is in the crosshairs of a French police investigation of prison attacks

Anti-organized crime specialist investigators probing a wave of attacks on prisons and prison staff in France are looking at the possible involvement of a notorious drug cartel.

French prison attack probe shifts from terrorism to drug gangs

French anti-terror prosecutors have handed over the investigation into a spate of violent attacks on prisons, saying that the violence is linked to drug gangs rather than terrorism.

At least that's what the investigation into the case concluded. The attacks were organized on a Telegram channel.

French prison attacks linked to drug traffickers, say prosecutors

Prosecutors said Friday a series of coordinated attacks on French prisons were carried out by drug traffickers, with at least one suspect thought to have ties to a notorious cartel.

France is waging a war against drug trafficking that is on the way to becoming a direct confrontation between the state and the main organized gangs that control this business. Two weeks ago, for three consecutive nights, about ten French prisons were attacked from outside. Molotov cocktails were thrown, shots fired with kalashnikov and official vehicles burned. In some cases, there were acronyms in the burned vehicles by way of signature: DDPF …