Drug capturing devolves into large brawl involving lots of in western France

Retailleau stated he would journey later to the northwestern metropolis of Rennes, the place a 5-year previous boy was shot within the head in one other drug-related incident final week, in line with native media.

In his interview, Retailleau condemned what he referred to as the “Mexicanization” of France.

“These shootings aren’t occurring in South America, they’re occurring in Rennes, Poitiers, on this western France as soon as famend for its tranquility. We’re at a tipping level,” he stated.

France has lately struggled with an increase in drug-related crime in Marseille, the historic heart of the nation’s illicit narcotics commerce, and in small and medium sized cities throughout the nation.