Wilfried Devillers // Photo credit: ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP 6:14 a.m., April 9, 2024
The town of Avallon still can't believe it. Drugs found at the mayor's home, as part of a "Place Net" operation. 70 kg of cannabis resin. The mayor is still in police custody this evening, along with six other people, including two of her brothers.
There is an element of shock and disbelief among some residents of Avallon, in Yonne. 70 kg of cannabis resin were found at the mayor's home as part of a "Place clean" operation. In a local café, it is the main topic of conversation. In this small town of just under 7,000 inhabitants, the news spread quickly.
983 grams of cocaine, 7,000 euros and around twenty gold bars seized
Monique can't believe it: "We never would have thought that it would happen there, in Avallon. It's incredible that a mayor finds herself in this mess. The blue-white-red, "It's going to rub off. I don't mind if she doesn't know about it, but it still seems a little weird."
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For the moment, the mayor, Jamilah Habsaoui, denies any involvement in the trafficking acts with which she is accused, ensuring that she was not aware of the presence of the 70 kg of cannabis in this house where her father and son live. brother. Two of his brothers are also in police custody. Her entourage had a bad reputation, says this passerby: "Is she involved in it? We don't know any more. Be careful, there are also brothers involved. That is to say, the two brothers were known to the courts, this is not trivial.”
The various searches in this pavilion, at the town hall, but also at the pharmacy where the elected official worked, also led to the seizure of 983 grams of cocaine, 7,000 euros in cash and around twenty gold bars, according to the Auxerre prosecutor in charge of the case.