Marseille (AFP) – During a day spent with the Specialized Field Brigade (BST) of the 15th arrondissement of Marseille, AFPTV followed a police unit during its interventions in parts of the city most affected by drug trafficking. France’s second largest city experienced a record year in terms of deaths linked to drug trafficking in 2023, with nearly 50 deaths, many of them teenagers.
Police officers fighting drug trafficking and gangs in Marseille
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