Marseille Drug Gang: Teenagers Tortured After Seeking Work

Residential apartment buildings in Marseille's Frais-Vallon neighbourhood, linked to a case involving teenagers abused by a drug gang

Teenagers Tortured by Drug Gang in Marseille After Seeking Illegal Work   A disturbing case involving two teenagers held captive and abused by a drug gang in Marseille has highlighted the exploitation of vulnerable young people by criminal networks operating in parts of France’s second-largest city. The case came to light in 2022 after a woman received a handwritten note from a teenage drug seller during a brief encounter on a housing estate in Marseille. The note, handed over alongside illegal drugs, contained a desperate request for help. It read:…

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