Shopkeepers and local residents are on edge, and even a McDonald’s is closing its doors, discouraged by the insecurity reigning in the area. For two years, the Jeanne-d’Arc district, in the center of Toulouse, has lived to the rhythm of incivility and fights caused by a gang of young drug traffickers, but also cigarettes and medicines. Since the shock of the closure of the fast food restaurant, the police have intensified their operations in the area. But at the start of the week, she is pulling out all the stops.
Drone flights between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
“Given the need to prevent violence committed by dealers or buyers against local residents, passers-by and customers”, the prefect of Haute-Garonne, Pierre-André Durand, announces that he has authorized the use of drones to monitor this. small perimeter.
“The security forces will thus be able to benefit from a wide-angle vision in order to be able to quickly identify and prevent disturbances to public order, particularly attacks on the security of people and property, while limiting the exposure of the forces to the soil,” specifies the State representative. The drones, which made their first outing on Monday, will continue to buzz this Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.