French police arrested Avallon Mayor Jamilah Habsaoui as a part of a large drug bust on Sunday. She was apprehended after 70 kilograms of hashish had been discovered at her home, AFP and BFM TV reported, citing police sources.
Avallon is a metropolis of 6,000 folks situated within the central-eastern Bourgogne-Franche-Comte area. Habsaoui has been the mayor since 2021 and can also be a regional councilor.
The politician’s residence was raided as a part of a preliminary investigation into drug trafficking.
The newspaper L’Yonne republicaine reported that the home was acquired by the mayor three years in the past and that she doesn’t reside there. The newspaper added that the Avallon metropolis corridor was additionally searched.
A complete of seven folks had been detained, together with the 2 of Habsaoui’s brothers, Hugues de Phily, public prosecutor in Auxerre, advised AFP. He stated that 983 grams of cocaine, €7,000 ($7,600) in money, and round 20 gold bars had been seized in a number of areas.
The raid was a part of a wider anti-narcotics marketing campaign dubbed ‘Place nette XXL’ that was launched earlier this 12 months. Some 473 raids have been carried out, resulting in the arrest of over 7,000 suspects and the confiscation of three.6 tons of medication, Inside Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on X (previously Twitter) on Sunday.
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