One Year After Arcachon's Tragedy, MEPs Adopt the Benjamin Amendment Allowing Blood Alcohol and Narcotics Controls at Sea
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The amendment was carried by the deputy Sophie Panonacle and supported by the parents of the young Benjamin Mano, and was adopted on Thursday in the National Assembly.
On Thursday, the National Assembly adopted an amendment allowing law enforcement officers to carry out checks on alcohol and narcotics at sea. It is a long-standing fight between deputy Sophie Panonacle and the family of 8-year-old Benjamin, killed by a fisherman under the influence of narcotics off Arcachon.
10/07/2026 – energysdelamer.eu. It is with emotion that Sophie Panonacle, Member of Parliament for the Gironde (Bassin d'Arcachon), spoke in the Chamber to give her unreserved support to the government's amendment which authorizes the maritime security forces to carry out alcohol and narcotics checks at sea on boaters and professional sailors. Since the fatal accident of young Benjamin, which occurred on 21 May 2025 on the Arcachon Basin when he…
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