Panic in France as children fall victim to lethal violence of Marseille drug gangs

The trigger for Marseille's current psychose was the murder, last month, of Mehdi Kessaci, a 20-year-old trainee policeman ...

In Marseille, Macron redeclares war on drug trafficking

The French president visited the southern city just over a month after the killing of Mehdi Kessaci, brother of environmental ...
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Shift in battle to tackle teens trapped in Marseille drug 'slavery'

They work as drug dealers, but the notes they slip to customers in drug baggies begging for help -- and their pleas to the ...

France horrified as Marseille’s drug war pulls children into the crossfire

Marseille faces a surge in drug violence, with gangs recruiting minors and brutal killings shocking the city. President ...

Marseille grapples with drug trafficking: 'They are so many and they have so much money'

After the murder of Mehdi Kessaci, the brother of an activist against drug trafficking, Le Monde spoke with residents of housing projects, social workers, judges and police officers. They described a ...