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Drugs Linked to Swell in Violence Targeting French Police On 5/11/21 at 12:03 PM EDT Following yet another high-profile slaying of a French police officer, officials are pointing to drug trafficking as the primary culprit in the increase of anti-police violence, foreshadowing a possible crackdown on drug crime ahead. Officer Eric Masson, 36, was shot to death at Avignon police headquarters in southwest France on Sunday. The two main suspects had records linked to drugs, according to French law enforcement. "It's a reality that there is violence in our society and it's swelling, and that each ...

PM Castex proposes tougher punishment for those who attack police Issued on: French Prime Minister Jean Castex in Paris, France, April 28, 2021. REUTERS - GONZALO FUENTES Text by: Michael Fitzpatrick with RFI 3 min At a Tuesday afternoon national homage to Eric Masson, the police officer shot dead in the southern French city of Avignon last week, Prime Minister Jean Castex said the ceremony was intended to allow the dead man's two young daughters say "my father was a good man, an exemplar...

Main suspects of fatal shooting of police officer in French city of Avignon wanted to flee to Spain Issued on: 10/05/2021 - 07:38 Police officers gather around a portrait of murdered colleague Eric Masson at the main police station in Avignon, France, May 9, 2021. © Nicolas Tucat, AFP 2 min Two suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer last week in southern France were arrested Sunday around 20 kilometres from the city, a source close to the case said. A man driving their car and the sister of one of the suspects wer...

Two suspects held after French police officer shot and killed Mon 10th May 2021 | 09:10 AM Paris, May 10(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th May, 2021 ) :Two suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer last week in southern France were arrested Sunday around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city, a source close to the case said. The pair are suspected of being the shooter and an accomplice in the killing of Eric Masson in Avignon, said the source. Masson, 36, and a father-of-two, was shot and killed Wednesday while investigating activity at a known drug-dealing site in the city...

Four suspects arrested over fatal shooting of French police officer in Avignon By RFI AP - Daniel Cole Police have arrested four people suspected of shooting dead a French policeman in the city of Avignon last week, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Monday. The four suspects were arrested on Sunday around 20 kilometres from Avignon, in connection with last Wednesday's killing of police officer Eric Masson. Among them is the suspected shooter, his accomplice and a driver. The fourth person is the sister of one of the suspects, according to a source close to the investigat...