Several dozen kilos of narcotics were discovered by the police this Sunday April 7 at the home of the mayor of Avallon Jamilah Habsaoui.
At least 70 kilograms of cannabis were discovered by the gendarmes of the Avallon research brigade (BR) this Sunday, April 7, at the home of the mayor of this town in Yonne, Jamilah Habsaoui, as part of a clean-up operation. , BFMTV learned from the gendarmerie. The operation was ordered as part of a preliminary investigation into drug trafficking.
According to our information, the Avallon BR gendarmes discovered this drug in an outbuilding of the mayor’s house, who is also a pharmacy technician. The councilor’s brother is also known for drug trafficking.
Elected in 2021 as mayor in Avallon, the former member of the Socialist Party is also a regional councilor.
75 gendarmes mobilized in Avallon
Called “XXL clean space”, various anti-drug operations were launched in Marseille in mid-March, with the surprise visit there of Emmanuel Macron. They aim to dismantle deal points throughout France. In Avallon, 75 gendarmes are engaged in this operation, which does not only target the mayor’s home.
These include personnel from the Avallon BR, the Avallon Gendarmerie Surveillance and Intervention Platoon (PSIG), dog teams (detection dogs and their handlers), as well as reinforcements. from the research section (SR) of Dijon.