While one in five fatal accidents in France is due to drug use, according to 2021 road safety figures, the Ministry of the Interior has again promised to strengthen controls on the road. Europe 1 followed a gendarmerie patrol along the A77 motorway, near Nemours.
This year, controls have been reinforced in Seine-et-Marne, explains Lieutenant Jean-Gabriel. In the department, authorities have recorded a 19% increase in positive tests compared to the same period in 2022.