“A ambush organized by the narcotrafiaries”: an burnting apartment during a riot linked to drug trafficking, in Béziers

“The mortar ignited the apartment and required the rescue by means of a person blocked on the fourth floor and other people refugees on the roof. Therefore, The emergency services had to intervene in a tense situation. Moreover, under the protection of the internal security forces, “said the Hérault firefighters.

The claim completely destroyed the 130 m² apartment. Meanwhile, which belonged to an elderly person, without making any other victim than the occupant’s cat. A dozen occupants of the building were evacuated.

A district under tension – "a ambush organized narcotrafiaries": burnting

According to Commissioner Eric Agniel. of the Interdepartmental Directorate of the National Police, these violence are the result of “an ambush” organized by the drug traffickers in reaction to “several drug arrests and seizures for a few days in this Devèze district”. “They contacted the firefighters themselves for a trash fire (and) they were nearly fifty. “a ambush organized narcotrafiaries”: burnting some of which on the roofs of the buildings”, upon arrival.

At the call of the firefighters. several members of the anti -crime brigade then went to the scene “before being trapped by individuals,” said Commissioner Eric Agniel, according to whom “the riot was finally stopped following the embrace of the apartment”.

An injured policeman. an open investigation

Also according to Commissioner Eric Agniel, a police officer was slightly injured in the calf by a mortar shot. The prosecutor of the Republic of Béziers, Raphaël Balland, said that an investigation was opened.

“These facts will be likely to be described as violence with a weapon. within the framework of an ambush and on a person depositary of the public authority, of voluntary destruction by fire of the property of others, and have their authors incur 10 years of imprisonment,” he said.

Consumer responsibility pointed out

“They are probably related to a series of arrests “a ambush organized narcotrafiaries”: burnting of small resellers. the seizure of a large quantity of narcotics in recent days in this district,” added Raphaël Balland, recalling that “all those who participate directly or indirectly in these drug trafficking, in particular consumers, have their share of responsibility”.

A minor suspected of reselling narcotics was referred on Saturday before the children’s judge. a second will be on Sunday and an adult will be tried in immediate appearance on Monday, according to the prosecutor. Regarding the violence of the night, no arrest took place at this stage.