The mayor various left of Marseille Benoît Payan calls for a "firm and strong" State. in the face of "killers who are no longer hiding".
For this, a doubling of the municipal police officers assigned to the night brigade was voted by the municipal council. "Every week, Marseillais lose their lives under the bullets of a war that has lasted too long," lamented the elected official.16 drug-related deaths in 2023 according to an AFP count, mostly young men.