Dennis Rodgers - Interview in The Conversation: «Murder of Mehdi Kessaci in Marseille: a turning point in the war between narcos and the state?»
Intervention by Dennis Rodgers in an article published on the media website The Conversation 21 November 2025 (interview by David Bornstein).
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Since the murder on Thursday 13 November of Mehdi Kessaci, brother of environmental activist Amine Kessaci, who was involved in the fight against drug trafficking in Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône region, there has been an increasing number of political and media reactions. This murder could signal a new stage in the rise of narcobanditism in France, with a crime targeting civil society or even the State. Interview with sociologist Dennis Rodgers, author of studies on drug traffickers in Latin America and Marseilles.