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Can Macron halt the ‘Mexicanisation’ of France?

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Last year 49 people were shot dead in tit-for-tat killings among rival drug gangs.

At the start of the week nearly 100 people were detained in a series of raids.

The government has also promised that 4,000 police officers will be deployed in the coming weeks .

Critics of Macron’s plan, called Operation Clear Space XXL’ , say it is superficial and short-term.

The day after Macron ’s visit, life returned to normal in Marseille and the drug dealers were back on the streets.

The editor of La Provence has since been suspended by its Macron -supporting owner, prompting a walkout from staff at the newspaper.

Marseille is a city in tumult and while Macron might be able to influence what the newspaper writes, he's less successful at bringing drug cartels to heel.

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English

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