Overview
- The Parquet national anticriminalité organisée will open on January 5, 2026 under magistrate Vanessa Perrée with 16 prosecutors, 13 clerks and specialized liaison staff, with 10 more magistrates planned in September.
- Roughly 170 complex files will transfer to the new office, including cases tied to Marseille’s DZ Mafia and the escape of Mohamed Amra.
- Each case will be handled by a crime specialist and a financial specialist to “follow the money,” prioritizing money‑laundering networks and asset seizures.
- Authorities highlight stepped‑up international cooperation, citing exchanges with Spain and the United Arab Emirates and the seizure of 82 apartments in a Marseille case.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin urges controlled derogations and greater intelligence use to penetrate encrypted or satellite communications, while critics warn initial staffing and logistics fall short of recommendations.