French Minister Warns of ‘Narco-Enclaves’ After Gang Shootout in Poitiers

Published on November 4, 2024

Following a deadly gang-related shootout in Poitiers, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has warned that the emergence of “narco-enclaves” poses a threat to France. On Friday, hundreds of people were involved in suspected drug-related violence in the western French city of Poitiers. France24 reported that a 15-year-old boy died from a bullet to the head. “It started off with a shooting at a restaurant. It ended up with a clash between rival gangs, which involved several hundred people,” French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told BFM TV on Friday, adding it was linked to rival drug gangs. ‘Narco-Enclaves’ The minister said that between “400 and 600 people were involved” and used the term “Mexicanization” to describe the potential for crime-driven “narco-enclaves” to emerge in French cities and rural areas....

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