15-year-old passes note to customer, revealing the horrors behind drug trafficking

A woman who bought hashish in Marseille discovered a distress note handed to her by a 15-year-old boy, pleading for help. Following her report to the police, a severe abuse case was uncovered involving two young people held by a drug gang, including beatings, humiliations, and sexual assault. Six men were arrested and sentenced to prison terms.

A woman who bought hashish in Marseille, France, discovered a distress note handed to her by a 15-year-old boy, which read: "We are being held captive and need help." The woman immediately contacted the police, and following the report, a severe abuse case was uncovered involving two young people held by a drug gang. The two had approached the gang seeking work, but after being accused of lacking funds, they were held captive and subjected to regular beatings, humiliated, forced to dance naked in front of a camera for extortion purposes, and one of them was raped. Hours after passing the note, the two attempted to escape through a second-floor window and were injured; one managed to flee, while the other was caught, beaten, and stabbed but survived. Six men were arrested and sentenced to prison terms. The case came to light against the backdrop of drug gang activity in Marseille, including the criminal organization "DZ Mafia," which recruits minors through social networks.