During an anti-narcotics operation in early September in the Izards district, in Toulouse.

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  • This summer, several bloody settling of scores took place in Toulouse against a backdrop of drug trafficking.

  • The destabilization of networks in certain neighborhoods during dismantling operations is believed to be at the origin of this territorial war.

  • The police unions are asking for reinforcements, which the mayor of Toulouse partially obtained this Tuesday during an interview with Gérald Darmanin at the Ministry of the Interior.

At the exit of the metro, on the roads near Balma-Gramont or in certain sensitive areas of Toulouse.

In recent days, the police have multiplied the checks in search of narcotics, often under the watchful eye of the cameras.

"We have always occupied the field, there we say it", explains Etienne Guyot, the prefect of Haute-Garonne who assumes this communication strategy after the fatal shootings against the backdrop of drug trafficking which scoured the summer, in particular in the popular district of Izards.

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👮‍ @ Interieur_Gouv announced the strengthening of coordinated operations of the internal security forces, in particular against the trafficking of #narcotics. # AntiStups # Seizures pic.twitter.com/p07mmNltTz

- Prefect of the Occitanie and Haute-Garonne region (@PrefetOccitanie) September 15, 2020

A week ago, a young man was shot dead in his car in the early hours of the morning.

One more victim to add to the list of victims of the turf war that the neighborhood dealers have been waging for some time.

In particular since June, when the police dismantled an important traffic, arresting nine men considered as the "heads of the network" but also some of their dealers.

"When we put out of harm's way those who hold a lucrative market like that of Izards, one of the most important in Occitanie, that inevitably arouses interest, tensions and violence ensue", recognizes Nelson Bouard. , the departmental director of public security.

This backlash with pistol shots is also exacerbated by a period of under-activity for those who make a living from the drug business.

“The containment has disrupted traffic, it has created a drying up in supply and sales.

And the dealers were more visible since there was no one left in the street ”, continues the prefect.

Fifty-one clients fined

What exacerbate the desires of each, that justice tries to put to its benefit.

"The investigations are progressing, we have never had so much feedback", assures the deputy public prosecutor, Alix-Marie Cabot-Chaumeton.

For the magistrate, it is important to multiply the seizures of criminal assets, but also to destabilize the traffic by targeting customers, thanks to the device of a fixed fine of 200 euros.

Deployed since September 1 throughout France, it has enabled 51 consumers in Haute-Garonne to be fined.

A new means of pressure that the authorities intend to use.

But to really track the dealers, for the unions, it must go through the arrival of new staff.

“They are very well organized and are often one step ahead of us.

Ten minutes after we left, they're back.

We try to be at our best in these neighborhoods, we could be more present thanks to reinforcements that we have been asking for a long time.

In Nice, there were incidents, the minister moved immediately… One has the impression that Toulouse has been forgotten, ”laments Didier Martinez, the regional delegate of the Unity-SGP police union who estimates the number of police officers at 150. extra to catch up.

Gradual catching up from 2021

A request made directly this Tuesday by the mayor of Toulouse, received Place Beauveau.

Jean-Luc Moudenc met Gérald Darmanin to obtain additional resources.

At the end of his interview, the councilor "obtained an explicit agreement to catch up the workforce over several years from 2021".

As I have always committed myself to it, I continue to demand additional resources for Toulouse for the police and the justice system.

Today I met @GDarmanin and @E_DupondM.

Two ministers who are attentive and open to reconsidering the situation in our territory.

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- Jean-Luc Moudenc (@jlmoudenc) September 15, 2020

Gérald Darmanin, he also indicated that the candidature of Toulouse was selected to be a pilot in the extension of the powers of the municipal police, in particular as regards arrests or identity checks.

A subject that they should once again address in person during the visit of the Minister of the Interior to the Pink City next October.

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