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France drug gangs child recruitment crisis 2026
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FIRST ENTRY NOV 09
NOV 09 · Day 1
France's drug gangs recruiting children to commit violence
The gang is known as the "DZ Mafia".
The imprisoned DZ Mafia member agreed that the killings he has been charged with were "quite shocking".
The DZ Mafia won a turf war against a rival group in Marseille during 2023.
NOV 09 · Day 1
French drug gangs recruiting children to kill
DZ Mafia is described as Marseille's most powerful gang.
DZ Mafia co-founder Mehdi Laribi was detained in Algeria under a French arrest warrant.
Dimitri Zoulas warns France is heading toward a potential systemic breakdown of the criminal justice system.