Overview
- About 1,500 police and gendarmes were deployed citywide in a coordinated operation that struck 15 dealing locations at once.
- The consolidated tally lists 4,773 identity checks, 114 arrests, 82 people in custody, and seizures including 7 kg of cannabis resin along with cash and weapons.
- Specialized resources included seven canine teams and five drone units, and 19 businesses were inspected, yielding 118 kg of contraband tobacco and a handgun with closure requests initiated.
- Initial figures of roughly 79 arrests reported Tuesday night were updated by the prefecture’s report to the final count of 114.
- The show of force precedes an Élysée meeting on narcotics and an expected visit by Emmanuel Macron, as residents expressed mixed views and police noted city sweeps usually uncover only small stashes; officers also seized a dealers’ Christmas promotion flyer.