The network of Olives caught between the police hammer and the legal anvil… A major police operation took place yesterday at the City of Olives, in Marseilles, has learned 20 minutes from corroborating sources. It gave rise to 23 arrests carried out in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 3rd arrondissements. A handgun and an assault rifle were seized during the searches in which 15 kilograms of cannabis and cocaine were also placed under seal. In total, 180 investigators from the PJ supported by the Raid, the dog teams and a CRS company were mobilized for this operation.
This operation comes as eleven alleged former members of a vast network of drug traffic who operated in this City of
Northern neighborhoods are currently judged. This Wednesday, the prosecutor of the 7th chamber had requested up to seven years in prison. The judgment is expected this Thursday afternoon.