Summary
- French authorities are conducting a major manhunt after gunmen ambushed a prison van in northern France to free a drug dealer, leading to the death of two prison guards.
- The incident emphasizes the increasing threat of drug crime in Europe, the largest cocaine market globally.
- The fugitive inmate, Mohamed Amra, has ties to Marseille’s “Blacks” gang and is suspected of ordering a murder in the city.
- Drug-related violence in Europe has escalated, with drug-related killings now equalling terrorism as the EU’s top security concern.
