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France's New Prison Regime for Drug Kingpins Shines the Spotlight on a Possible Successor to Macron
VENDIN-LE-VIEIL, FRANCE, JUL 21 – Seventeen of France's most dangerous drug traffickers were transferred under exceptional security to limit their influence on criminal networks from prison, Justice Minister Darmanin said.
- France started transferring 17 of its most dangerous drug traffickers to the high-security Vendin-le-Vieil prison on Tuesday under exceptional security conditions.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin initiated this move to isolate drug kingpins who continue trafficking and corruption from inside prisons, following deadly prison van attacks last year.
- Vendin-Le-Vieil, renovated and equipped with drone and phone jammers, will house 100 high-profile inmates currently scattered across France and overseas territories.
- Darmanin explained that the goal is to prevent inmates from communicating with the outside world, continuing their trafficking activities, or influencing prison staff, highlighting the importance of maintaining strict conditions.
- The transfer is part of a broader crackdown on narcotics networks within prisons with plans for more high-security units to contain 200 inmates, which aims to reduce drug-related violence and trafficking.
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France's new prison regime for drug kingpins shines the spotlight on a possible successor to Macron
France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars.
Hadrian Cluet denounces the conditions of his visit to Vendin-le-Vieil. The prison administration refers to compelling reasons for security.
France transfers first drug traffickers to be isolated in ultra-secure prison
As France's plan to isolate its 100 most dangerous drug traffickers at a high-security prison progresses, the first 17 of the inmates arrived at the facility in Vendin-le-Vieil in the north of the country on Tuesday, according to Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin.
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