Overview

• Four new suspects, including three minors, were detained on April 30, bringing the total to 28 individuals in custody as part of the investigation into coordinated prison attacks in France.
• The attacks, claimed by the group DDPF, involved arson, mortar fire, and automatic gunfire targeting penitentiaries and staff assets between April 13 and April 21.
• Authorities have identified links between the suspects and narcotrafficking networks, including members of the DZ Mafia, ruling out ultraleft or foreign involvement.
• Parliament passed a new law on April 29 to isolate high-risk narcotraffickers in ultra-secure prison units, a measure believed to have prompted the attacks.
• Over 200 investigators and advanced techniques, including digital infiltrations, have been employed to dismantle the network and trace its masterminds.