A new illegal market dismantled in Montpellier

Sunday morning, a new street market was dismantled by the police, municipal and national, in the district of Paillade, in Montpellier (Hérault).

More than two tons of fruits and vegetables were seized.

A trolley containing hygiene products was also discovered.

The healthy products were donated to the Food Bank, so that they could be redistributed to the poorest families.

🗓️ This morning⏰09 :00 a.m.📍Mosson

🚔Cooperation @PMMontpellier🔗@PoliceNat34 against unauthorized

street sales 👉 More than 2️⃣ tons of fruits and vegetables 🥕🍋 as well as one 🛒 hygiene products abandoned on public

roads ✅ handed over by the 👮🏻‍♀️👮🏾at the food bank pic.twitter.com/aqAhIxKrDu

– Montpellier Municipal Police (@PMMontpellier) February 20, 2022

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A disaster "

Regularly, the police intervene in this popular district, to try to put an end to these wild markets, which settle without authorization.

For the merchants of La Paillade, these illegal markets, which have been going on for several years, are a real "disaster".

“In three years, they have made a clientele, already explained to

in September 2020, Stéphane Gayraud, market gardener and representative of the traders of the halles de la Paillade.

Sometimes they have more people outside than we do inside.

We can't imagine, if we don't see it, the number of people who buy on these wild markets… We pay rents, utilities.

I had an employee on weekends, unfortunately I had to stop her.

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On February 14, the mayor, Michaël Delafosse (PS), asked Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, "to act against the sectors organizing these illegal markets".

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