Overview
- More than 6,000 people marched in Marseille and thousands more gathered in cities across France to denounce cartel violence, according to the prefecture.
- Investigators say the November 13 shooting was an intimidation killing aimed at activist Amine Kessaci, with a suspected murder order issued from prison by alleged DZ Mafia boss Amine O.
- Authorities moved the alleged kingpin to a high‑security “narco” facility after a phone was found in his cell, and Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin pledged a policy of zero phones in prisons.
- The government is accelerating measures adopted this summer, including a specialized anti-clan prosecutor’s office and hundreds of high-security cells modeled partly on Italy’s anti‑mafia approach.
- Officials and reports describe a vast market that reaches eight in ten communes, with 37.5 tonnes of cocaine seized in the year’s first half and 80,000 phones confiscated in prisons in 2024, underscoring ongoing enforcement gaps.