Judge Authorizes Weekend Leave for Mocro Maffia Figure Held in High‑Security Unit

Overview

• A judge at the JIRS de Rennes granted a weekend permission of sortie for Adel G., a prisoner in the QLCO at Condé‑sur‑Sarthe, to spend the weekend with his sister in Mulhouse.
• The decision was taken against the explicit opposition of the public prosecutor and the prison administration, who argued the move increases the risk the detainee could flee or continue to run criminal activity from outside custody.
• Adel G. was sentenced in November to eight years for leading networks trafficking synthetic drugs, cocaine and heroin and for possessing mobile phones in detention, and he remains under an Obligation de quitter le territoire français (OQTF).
• Union representatives warned the leave is risky because Mulhouse sits near German and Swiss borders and because organized‑crime figures have in the past given orders from prison using illicit phones.
• The case follows a November 2025 precedent in which another QLCO inmate obtained leave, and it is likely to fuel further debate and possible review of when permissions of sortie are allowed for high‑security detainees.