Marseille's DZ Mafia Denies Involvement in Recent Murders

A video released by masked individuals claiming to be from the DZ Mafia refutes links to the killings of a teenager and a VTC driver, sparking a police investigation.

The DZ Mafia, a notorious Marseille drug gang, released a video denying involvement in the murders of a 15-year-old and a VTC driver, claiming the acts were ordered by an unrelated inmate.
The video, featuring masked individuals with altered voices, claims the gang's name has been misused by others, including a 23-year-old inmate alleged to have orchestrated the killings.
Authorities have launched an investigation to verify the authenticity of the video and identify its creators, as the gang's claims challenge current narratives about the murders.
The murders, described as exceptionally brutal, involved a teenager stabbed and burned, and a VTC driver shot by a young hitman, raising concerns over increasing violence in drug-related crimes.
Local politicians and law enforcement express alarm at the gang's sophisticated use of media for public relations, drawing parallels to historical separatist movements.