As the holidays approach, the authorities have deployed a large police force to arrest all those who would like to spend their confinement in the south of France. Illustration in Bouches-du-Rhône, where the trip could be expensive for those who change their place of confinement.

"We are going to reserve a welcome committee for those who would like to come and get some fresh air. For those who undertake to go to the coast to change their place of containment, the trip could be expensive. In fact, an important police system will be deployed throughout France and in particular in the Bouches-du-Rhône to prevent these departures on vacation which go against the rules imposed to fight against the coronavirus. Emmanuel Barbe, prefect of police of the department, explains to Europe 1 microphone how this dissuasive device will translate.

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"I cannot yet tell you the number of people mobilized, but we will be very much on all the transport vectors which are the stations and the airports, even if it is very little today, but especially on the roads and highways, "he said before explaining:" As the Prime Minister said, we are going to reserve a welcome committee for those who would like to come and get a change of air in the beautiful department of Bouches- du-Rhône, knowing that there will be a departure committee and probably a travel committee, because I believe there will be blue on all roads in France ".

"Total intransigence"

And "the icing on the cake", according to the prefect of police: "We can verbalize as soon as a person leaves his confinement. It is a fine per adult in the car and, in addition, there is a system that has was voted in the framework of the state of health emergency which makes that the first fine is 135 euros, then it is 200, after four checks it is 3.750 euros which means that the trip can cost a real fortune ", he explains. In addition to the fine, you could be escorted on the return journey by police or gendarmerie bikers responsible for getting you back on track. "It can be a rather unpleasant expedition," confirms Emmanuel Barbe.

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"But we do this simply because we cannot at the same time applaud our caregivers at 8 pm and have attitudes of non-respect of confinement and I believe that we also owe it to the million people, and c 'is the case in the Bouches du Rhône where confinement is very well respected, who respect this confinement ", he explains, ensuring that all will be" of total intransigence ".