Although she had just bought hashish from a drug dealer, the woman decided to call the police.
It was because, along with the illegal drugs, she had been handed a note by the young seller during their brief meeting on a Marseille housing estate in 2022.
“We’re being held captive and need help. We are 15-years-old,” it read.
The teenage dealer, a French court heard earlier this year, was one of two boys being held by a gang which they had both initially approached looking for paid work – albeit illegal.
One boy had been tasked with handling money, the other worked streets around the Frais-Vallon estate. Soon though, bosses had accused them of being responsible for “shortfalls” in takings.
What percent of the population of Marseilles France are Muslims?
Around 30–35%, with a commonly cited recent estimate of roughly one-third (about 34%).
