Editorial: Le Monde

• Mehdi Kessaci, a young 20 year old brother of ecological activist Amine Kessaci, is killed, highlighting the issue of drug trafficking.
• It is suggested that drug traffickers are now beginning to target those who denounce their criminal actions.
• This violence is afflicting not only Marseille, but also many other cities and neighbourhoods plagued by drug trafficking.
• Government's response has been largely symbolic, with the creation of a National Organised Anticrime Prosecutor's office.
• There is a need for a multifactorial strategy to combat drug trafficking, focusing on prevention, fighting corruption, and diplomacy.

Conclusion: This escalating violence poses a threat to democracy and civil peace, in addition to those directly affected. Sufficient and robust measures must be taken.

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