In charge of an audit on the theft of 50 kilograms of cocaine in Paris, “police Fonts” proposes a reduction of the storage periods.
The General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN, Font font) charges stealing 52 kg of cocaine, July 31 at 36, quai des Goldsmith, a “personal failure” experienced as a “shock”, a “bruising” and a “betrayal” at all levels of the drug squad. The unit itself, presented as a “flagship” of the Paris PJ, has however been cleared of all suspicion by Marie-France Monéger Guyomarc’h, director of IGPN said Thursday that the preliminary findings of audit from August 5 controlled by the Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve.
If the level of conservation of seals within the brigade as “very satisfactory” and if the head of Service observed a “strict control procedures” by performing “reminders” every time he has identified “weaknesses”, the owner of the “police of the police,” noted that the powder is gone in “mythical places and dilapidated, which make it difficult to implement the highest level of security. ”
More broadly, this case highlights the puzzle that represents the conservation of drug seizures in the police. First, because, since 1990, arrests of traffickers have increased fivefold and the volume of confiscated goods increased in similar proportions. In 2013, the National Police has had to take into account 75.7 tonnes of cannabis, 5.6 tons of cocaine or 575 kg of heroin. “The management of seals has become a sensitive issue,” concedes Marie-France Monéger Guyomarc’h, which also notes that “the procedural formalism has become more complex, forcing the services to keep the goods longer …”
The situation has become more difficult since last April, with the publication of a judgment of the Supreme Court stating that the attorney is not authorized to order the destruction of drugs. “What was still more convenient when these cases are managed in the time of the act,” said one official. Now, pending a new text load magistrate or judge of freedoms and detention to give the green light to police to incinerate sealed, after of course took samples as evidence and for analysis. “Colleagues can end up with the cam to watch for months, says one policeman. And smaller quantities seized are sometimes subject to administrative destruction, being thrown into the toilet bowl. This raises obvious concerns traceability … “
To reduce the risk, IGPN conducts” reflections “on reducing the retention period, the sharing or outsourcing” babysitting “of those bulky sealed to providers or specialized companies. Pending removal programmed at the Paris headquarters of the PJ, IGPN calls for greater protection of video-Police Headquarters by equipping high-definition cameras and in badger access.
future recruits to the drug squad will, in turn, follow a “discovery stage” which will now be preset. In addition to his technical expertise and essential judicial experience, each candidate will be considered on its potential vulnerabilities and impeccable ethics.
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