Marseille's 'Algerian mafia': How gang took over city's drug network

The brutal DZ Mafia has taken over Marseille's drugs network and asserted its dominance on the city's streets through merciless contract killings, cementing its status as one of France's most feared and powerful gangs in a matter of months.

The highly successful crime syndicate has employed an 'expansionist agenda', officials have warned, often recruiting children, including from middle-class backgrounds, through social media platforms like to help carry out the hits.

Attracted by the high earning potential, one boy, who was recruited as a driver, helped the gang with several killings in exchange for cash which he spent on a car and clothes.

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