Mohamed Amra and the gangs of Marseille
In May 2024, a prison van was attacked at a highway toll in Normandy, France. In dramatic footage shared on social media, a black SUV, driving the wrong direction, rammed into the prison van just as it went through the barriers. Then gunmen, dressed head-to-toe in black and armed with Kalashnikov rifles got out and started shooting at the van, killing two prison officers.They opened the van and freed the prisoner, a man named Mohamed Amra, aka "The Fly", who escaped with the gunmen. There is now an Interpol Red Notice out for Amra.The attack took place in broad daylight and sheds light on the dramatic increase in gang violence over the last few years in France. Mohamed Amra had connections to the city that has been at the forefront of this violence, Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast.Speaker(s):Iris Oustinoff Leroux, YPN Coordinator and Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized CrimeLinks:(GI article) France in the crossfire: Prisoner escapes in Normandy amid rise in organized crime(GI Paper) Smoke on the horizon: Trends in arms trafficking from the conflict in Ukraine(GI Article) The Western Balkans is still the criminalsâ choice for weapons.Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeGlobal Organized Crime IndexSenate Report FAIT au nom de la commission dâenquĂȘte (1) sur lâimpact du narcotrafic en France et les mesures Ă prendre pour y remĂ©dier, Additional Linkshttps://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/reglements-de-comptes-a-marseille-huit-ans-de-prison-pour-une-fusillade-a-l-origine-de-l-ete-meurtrier-de-2021-2915706.htmlhttps://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/il-y-a-un-regain-assez-important-de-la-violence-pourquoi-les-fusillades-se-multiplient-ces-dernieres-semaines-a-marseille-3005078.htmlhttps://www.lyonne.fr/avallon-89200/actualites/jamilah-habsaoui-maire-d-avallon-en-sursis_14508004/https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/narcotrafic-a-marseille-felix-bingui-le-chef-du-clan-yoda-accepte-detre-extrade-du-maroc-30-04-2024-STLZ2JCQTVBFVF4J7T626BXSCE.phphttps://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/05/362400/suspected-drug-dealer-arrested-in-morocco-agreed-on-extradition-to-francehttps://www.bfmtv.com/marseille/info-bfmtv-l-extradition-de-felix-bingui-chef-presume-du-clan-marseillais-yoda-pourrait-prendre-entre-six-et-huit-mois_AN-202404010255.htmlhttps://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/76954482590199/tuerie-du-kfc-a-marseille-kamel-meziani-condamne-a-30-annees-de-reclusionhttps://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2023/02/11/le-narcotrafiquant-marseillais-kamel-meziani-condamne-a-trente-ans-de-reclusion-criminelle_6161379_1653578.htmlhttps://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/lutte-contre-les-narcotrafics-importante-operation-de-police-dans-le-quartier-de-la-castellane-a-marseille-20240318https://france3-regions
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In May 2024, a prison van was attacked at a highway toll in Normandy, France. In dramatic footage shared on social media, a black SUV, driving the wrong direction, rammed into the prison van just as it went through the barriers. Then gunmen, dressed head-to-toe in black and armed with Kalashnikov rifles got out and started shooting at the van, killing two prison officers.They opened the van and freed the prisoner, a man named Mohamed Amra, aka "The Fly", who escaped with the gunmen. There is now...