Overview

• BRI officers from Versailles intercepted Mansouri near the Pasteur metro after days of surveillance and detained him without resistance.
• The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the arrest, and OFAST had listed him as a priority target among France’s most-wanted traffickers.
• He allegedly traveled on false papers between Morocco, Spain and France to manage his network and visit relatives.
• His record includes a December 2023 sentence of 15 years tied to major cannabis imports and a 2017 case, with seizures cited at 740 kg, 569 kg and 322.62 kg.
• Following his detention, a Paris magistrate ordered his outstanding prison terms to be executed, and he has ten days to contest the convictions, potentially triggering new proceedings.