Overview

• Mohamed Amra has arrived at Vendin-le-Vieil after a helicopter-escorted transfer under an individual high-security escort.
• In total, 29 of the 100 designated most dangerous narcotraffickers have been moved since July 22, filling about one-third of the new high-security quarter.
• Defense lawyers lodged an abuse of authority complaint against Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin at the Cour de justice de la République, alleging the transfers ignored constitutional proof requirements for organized-crime links.
• Inmates face an isolation regime with hygiaphone-only visits, two two-hour phone calls per week, five-inmate exercise groups and constant overstaffed surveillance.
• A second high-security section at Condé-sur-Sarthe is set to open in mid-October to house another 100 top traffickers under the same strict conditions.