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(en) France, UCL AL #366 - Editorial - Drug Trafficking: The State's Complicity (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Date Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:35:33 +0200


On Saturday, November 22, a silent march brought together more than 6,000 people in Marseille to pay tribute to Mehdi Kessaci, who was shot dead in the street eight days earlier. Through the murder of this 20-year-old, it was his brother, Amine, who was targeted. An environmental activist, he is known for his strong stances against drug trafficking. The objective seems to be to silence him and perpetuate a climate of terror and silence.

This murder is symptomatic of a surge in drug-related violence that has claimed more than 250 lives in the last two years: the victims are multiplying, and the State is doing nothing. Yet, at the silent march, the entire parliamentary spectrum was present, from La France Insoumise (LFI) to the National Rally (RN), and numerous national figures had made the trip, all there for the cameras.

But behind the posturing, the State has no interest in actively combating drug trafficking. It serves both as a vital outlet for a largely unemployed proletariat and as a source of violence, providing ideal fuel for all racist and security-focused policies.

Amine Kessaci stated this clearly to the assembled elected officials: "The State has abandoned us for far too long. Each of its retreats has only fueled the growth of drug trafficking." He is not asking for more police but for genuine "social justice" for working-class neighborhoods, the only solution that will stop the violence. Only collective struggles can create the power dynamic necessary to achieve this justice.

UCL, November 24, 2025

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Narcotrafic-l-Etat-complice
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