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Ministers Head to Marseille as France Sharpens Response to Intimidation Killing

Paris signals a tougher push against drug networks following a murder investigators link to narco intimidation.

Overview

  • The two motorcycle gunmen who fatally shot 20-year-old Mehdi Kessaci remain at large as the investigation continues.
  • Gérald Darmanin and Laurent Nuñez are due in Marseille on Thursday to meet magistrates, investigators and the Kessaci family.
  • Authorities say extradition requests have been sent to the United Arab Emirates for about fifteen suspected narcotraffickers.
  • Amine Kessaci vowed to keep speaking out in a Le Monde tribune and called for a Saturday march, urging protection for activists and concrete resources.
  • Local leaders press for more police and judicial capacity as courts face heavy backlogs, with officials casting the killing as a deliberate warning against civic resistance.