Indicted, is the mayor of Avallon involved in drug trafficking ?

Jamilah Habsaoui, the mayor of Avallon, as well as five other people were arrested. indicted on April 10 after the discovery of 70 kilos of cannabis at the elected official's home. Was the councilor aware of the presence of drugs in her home??

After three days spent in custody at view, the mayor of Avallon wasé indicted and placed in provisional detention on Wednesday April 10. Jamilah Habsaoui, various left-wing leader of this town in Yonne, was arrested. arrested last Sunday during an operation "XXL clean spot" after at least 70 kilos of cannabis have been disposed of found é his home. In addition to the cannabis resin, the police also got their hands on nearly a kilo of cocaine, more than 7,000 euros in cash and two gold bars brings backfranceinfo.

The prosecutor of the Republic of Auxerre indicated that five other people, including the two brothers of the mayor of Avallon, were also arrested. indictments. Among them, four wereé placed in provisional detention and the last one is under judicial control.

Judicial information for "trafficking and detention of drugs" was é opened after the arrests of individuals, including Jamilah Habsaoui. But the mayor of Avallon was not, at first glance. Originally, not one of the main targets of the police who were mainly targeting one of the Edile's brothers already known for drug trafficking. to know whether or not the mayor was aware of the presence of drugs in her home and of the trafficking in which her brothers seem to have taken part. If the indictment and placement in custody The provisional detention suggests that investigators have based suspicions on the involvement of the edile, none clear communication was not provided done. The edile, like the other suspects, remains presumed innocent.

The prosecutor explainedé in his press release; that a preliminary investigation was launched. in October 2023 made it possible to implicate two brothers of Jamilah Habsaoui as being able to engage in the habitual purchase and resale of narcotic drugs. leave their sister's home. A source close to the matter assured à our colleagues from Figaro that "this operation has been carried out well prepared in advance by the investigators who have been working on this case for several weeks.

Political withdrawal of Jamilah Habsaoui

Placement in custody à view of Jamilah Habsaoui had already caused a reaction, but after the announcement of the indictment of the councilor, the political forces of the mayor's region made arrangements. The elected various left of Avallon is also a regional delegate advisor in charge of rurality of Burgundy-Franche-Comté and member of the majorityé behind the socialist president of the region, Marie-Guite Dufay. Which one declared? Wednesday evening in a press release; that she "suspended the delegation of Jamilah Habsaoui". "I note her withdrawal from our political group”, she added again" calling, however, for respect for his person, who has been the subject of a hate campaign on social networks in recent days, often based on his origins. quot;.