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Hundreds arrested in 'XXL cleanup' French anti-drug operation
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25/03/2024
French police arrested more than 190 people today in cities as part of a far-reaching anti-drug clampdown. President Macron described the raids as "unprecedented".
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Almost 200 people have been arrested and kilos of illegal substances seized in French anti-drug
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raids at the beginning of the week. Police started the campaign a week ago in Marseille,
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with searches on Monday moving up the country`s north.
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Since the beginning of the week, there have been more than 190 arrests. We have seized
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25 kilos of cannabis, more than a kilo of cocaine and each time, many operations, many
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small arrests on many people. So, the impact is important and the impact is on the whole
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department.
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President Emmanuel Macron dubbed the efforts as XXL clean up on social media and said there
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were at least 10 more searches planned.
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Interior Minister Gerald Demanand said officers raided buildings and conducted checks in Lille,
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Villeneuve-des-Caen and Roubaix.
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In the first three days of the clampdown, 22 kilos of drugs, almost 400,000 euros and
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four weapons were seized.
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