Against drug trafficking, Emmanuel Macron wants the same approach as in the “war on terrorism”

The Head of State chaired an emergency meeting at the Elysee on Tuesday with several ministers and stakeholders concerned about drug trafficking.

He hoped “strengthen” the fight against drug trafficking by taking inspiration from what already exists. Emmanuel Macron implored, Tuesday 18 November, to adopt the same approach as “terrorism” following the murder, last week in Marseille, of the brother of an environmental activist, Mehdi Kessaci.

The Head of State, Tuesday morning, chaired an emergency meeting at the Elysée with several ministers and actors concerned about drug trafficking: the public prosecutor of Marseille, Nicolas Bessone, the director general of the national police, Louis Laugier, and the judicial police, Christian Sainte.

“What was done”, “and even succeeded, in the war against terrorism”, “we need” about drug trafficking, the head of state said on Tuesday evening during a press conference in Berlin. “Buy cocaine”He “to get involved”he added.

“This is a fight that has just begun”also warned Sébastien Lecornu before the National Assembly, calling “national unity”. Share“emotion, anger” And “solidarity of all nations” with the Kessaci family, who lost another son, Brahim, in 2020 in resolving the issue, the head of government assured that “everything will be done to ensure justice is served”.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez will travel with his Justice counterpart Gérald Darmanin on Thursday to Marseille at the request of the Head of State, who will travel himself to the city of Marseille in mid-December. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Jean-Nöel Barrot must present a proposal “transversal regime” sanctions against perpetrators of organized crime.