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French authorities arrest at least 25 suspects behind prison attacks
- French authorities arrested 25 suspects on Monday in coordinated raids across several cities after a series of attacks targeted multiple prisons and prison staff homes in April 2025.
- The arrests followed at least 65 recorded attacks since April 13, which officials say were carried out by drug trafficking gangs retaliating against tighter government crackdowns.
- Attackers set fire to prison officers’ vehicles, sprayed automatic gunfire at prison entrances, and left inscriptions marked “DDPF,” a group claiming to defend prisoners’ rights via a Telegram post.
- Justice Minister Darmanin labeled the events as “terrorist attacks” connected to organized crime and affirmed the government’s ongoing dedication to upholding the law and combating drug trafficking across the Republic.
- The investigation, involving nearly 200 investigators, has led to significant progress, while French parliament prepares to vote on a bill to strengthen the fight against drug-related crime.
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Newcastle Herald+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
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...
·Newcastle, Australia
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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.
·United States
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At least that's what the investigation into the case concluded. The attacks were organized on a Telegram channel.
The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (Pnat) has announced that it has withdrawn its investigation into the attacks on French prisons in favour of Junalco (organized criminality).
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