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DZ Mafia murder trial set to begin near Marseille

DZ Mafia murder trial set to begin near Marseille
France 24 Monday 19 October 2026, 15:58 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Five men with alleged connections to the major criminal group DZ Mafia are accused of murdering, in 2020, the elder brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci – now deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. The trial, set to begin on Monday, highlights the threat posed by mafia-style drug trafficking networks in the region. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza reports.

Five men with alleged connections to the major criminal group DZ Mafia are accused of murdering, in 2020, the elder brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci – now deputy mayor of Aix-en-Provence. The trial, set to begin on Monday, highlights the threat posed by mafia-style drug trafficking networks in the region. FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza reports. Keywords for this article
DZ Mafia (ORG) Marseille Five (LOCATION) Amine Kessaci (PERSON) Aix-en-Provence (ORG) FRANCE (LOCATION) Delano (LOCATION)
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