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Many young recruits, sourced from platforms such as Snapchat, 'find themselves reduced to a state of semi-slavery, held hostage and even tortured,' the city's chief judge Olivier Leurent said
Teens lured to Marseille become 'slaves' of its drugs war
Marseille's drug lords have a problem. Last year 32 of their foot soldiers were shot dead in the crime-plagued French Mediterranean port city.
Marseille's drug lords have a problem. Last year 32 of their foot soldiers were shot dead in the crime-plagued French Mediterranean port city.
By outsourcing young outsiders called "jobbeurs", Marseille's drug lords make sure they are uninformed of the network if arrested.