One of the most powerful drug barons from Marseille arrested in Brussels: identification difficult due to plastic surgery | Domestic

LOOK. “Marseille’s criminal environment has fueled crime in Brussels”

According to ‘TF1 Info’, there were two European arrest warrants for the fugitive drug lord. He still has to serve 12 years in prison in France for his role in a criminal organization.

Kamel N. was reportedly the head of the drug cartel ‘La Maurelette’. Between 2015 and 2018, it joined forces with ‘Blacks’, another drug clan. Together they fought a bloody war with the ‘Gitans’ (Gypsies, ed.) over the drug trade. Neighborhoods were conquered with great violence, after which the other clan tried to recapture them again. There were many fatalities in that battle.

LOOK. This is how it works in Marseille

Since the beginning of the year, 33 deaths have been counted in Marseille, all linked to the drug environment. Members of these drug cartels have also recently been spotted in Brussels. It was in our capital that drug baron Kamel N. was arrested. The arrest was made by the FAST team (Fugitive Active Search Team) of the federal police, after close cooperation with the French police services.

French and Belgian police managed to trace the suspect’s habits and places visited. He was arrested on Tuesday in a house near Brussels South Station. The identification was not easy. Not only did he present a fake ID, but he also underwent plastic surgery.