The police headquarters launched on Friday an operation to evacuate drug addicts installed in the sectors of the gardens of Éole and Stalingrad, the scene of tensions against a background of drug trafficking and consumption.
The Paris police headquarters said in a statement on Friday that “at the request of the Minister of the Interior [Gérald Darmanin, ndlr]“, it has been decided “to evacuate drug addicts from the Jardins d’Éole and Stalingrad sectors“. This operation aims to bring these people together.”on the outskirts of Place Auguste Baron, Porte de la Villette, in a neighborhood without residents in the immediate vicinity“, adds the press release from the prefecture.
Operation in progress | Evacuation of rue Riquet. #Paris19
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– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) September 24, 2021
The Prefect of Police “requisitioned the services of the City of Paris to provide this place with access to water and sanitation for these people“, continues the press release, indicating however that this solution”temporary residence“The institution also states that asecurity will be put in place by the police headquarters in the vicinity of Place Auguste Baron, and anti-trafficking actions, which lead to daily arrests, will continue to be deployed, the regrouping point not being in any way a place of tolerance or lawlessness“. A system will also be put in place.”in the sectors of the garden of Aeolus and Stalingrad in order to avoid any relocation of drug addicted population“.
“I heard the anger of the residents”
This evacuation comes at a time when crack – a derivative of cocaine – has been, for several months, at the heart of strong tensions in the north-east of Paris, where consumption in the street, day and night, causes serious nuisance for the public. neighborhood. Similarly, while the evacuation of drug addicts is taking place, Gérald Darmanin has let it be known on social networks that he has “heard the anger of the residents” and “the fight against drugs is a daily fight“.
On my instruction, the @prefpolice this morning evacuates drug addicts from the Jardins d’Éole and Stalingrad sectors. The fight against drugs is a daily struggle and I have heard the anger of the residents. (1/2)
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) September 24, 2021
In a second tweet, the Minister of the Interior also indicated that “the Prefecture of Police is at the disposal of the mayor of Paris to support it in its future decisions in connection with the general interest“.
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