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Anti-drug activist campaigns in French election despite threats, 2 brothers lost to gang violence
- Kessaci campaigns in Marseille despite death threats and the murder of two brothers tied to drug gangs.
- He proposes doubling Marseille’s police force to 1,600 officers to improve neighborhood safety.
- Kessaci links drug trafficking to cycles of poverty and aims housing-project renovations to curb narcotics influence.
- Kessaci’s plan includes education, job training, and revitalizing local businesses in housing projects.
- Experts say drug trafficking remains concentrated in a minority of French municipalities but is spreading.
- Kessaci emphasizes frontline involvement over exclusions, aiming for local police-community collaboration.
- The campaign follows a November mass gathering in Marseille denouncing drug trafficking after a young activist’s killing.
- Kessaci has a background with Conscience, a nonprofit aiding families affected by drug violence.
- France faces ongoing concerns about youth involvement in drug networks and related violence.
- Kessaci seeks to address narcocracy by strengthening municipal services and community spaces.
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