![M. Rivenq avait reçu le 16 juillet une enveloppe contenant deux balles de calibre 9 mm. [© Philippe SIUBERSKI / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/159705374/89f7f13e9dd41a70467c7d3a492b54a82847e2a79f0061f24de87d5ff7b91af7)
Overview
- An envelope left at Mayor Christophe Rivenq’s home on July 16 contained two 9 mm bullets and threatening tags signed “DZ NG,” a signature reported as shorthand for “DZ Mafia nouvelle génération.”
- After intelligence raised the possibility of a car bomb, RAID officers exfiltrated Rivenq from his home on the night of July 20–21 and he has since been placed under police protection.
- The investigation has been assigned to the Parquet national anticriminalité and senior officials, including the Interior Minister and the local prosecutor, have described the threats as a real and serious escalation.
- Two days after the initial threats, masked people claiming to represent DZ Mafia posted a video denying involvement, leaving attribution contested and investigators focused on verifying the origin of the messages.
- Local leaders and officials say the incident highlights the reported spread of Marseille’s DZ Mafia into Alès since summer 2025 and they call for security measures to be paired with urban renewal, education and youth policies to reduce criminal influence.