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Grenoble Police Deploy 400 Officers in Ongoing Raid to Reclaim Mistral Tower

Officials say the operation seeks to restore safety for tenants facing dealer intimidation.

Overview

  • Authorities say the sweep continues for several days after Wednesday’s push concentrated in the Mistral neighborhood.
  • Seizures reported so far include 11 kilograms of narcotics, €10,000 in cash, a firearm and ammunition, with four people arrested.
  • Police searched 63 apartments and forced entry into about 40 units in locations identified for street-level dealing.
  • The targeted tower has 64 flats, including 24 found vacant and welded shut, which teams reopened to return to the landlords.
  • An anonymous resident told TF1 that officers entered her home without knocking and pinned her against a wall during the operation.