Dose mortelle et dérapages : rodéos dopés à la drogue

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In the Basque Country, near Biarritz, It’s about whoever takes the most risks. On a wheel without a helmet, without gloves, but especially on public roads. This practice, which is completely forbidden and extremely dangerous, has a name. The urban rodeo. Not bad ! Already, he puts his knee well, It looks stylish, everything. Nothing can stop these ten enthusiasts who meet up every weekend. Are you doing well ? It’s a pleasure, Thank you for coming. At Thibaut’s initiative, 17 years old, like him, Most of them are minors. There is a big, great diversity of people of all ages, any size. We have the proof, quite simply. This is really cool. 14 years ago. It’s been happening for 11 years, but it’s super good. He goes, you feel it, you see, and you leave it, you leave it, you leave it. If you’re too scared, you react to yourself. But go ahead, as long as it touches, As long as you don’t hear, It’s good. But only problem, like many participants of this gathering, He is riding on an unapproved vehicle and, above all, He doesn’t have a license. We are technically not 100% legal. Because we get arrested for that. And the evidence is actually to be destroyed. Certainly, his motorcycle could be seized. But everyone here risks much more. Up to 15,000 euros fine, one year of imprisonment. And above all, their life. Because at 80 km/h, the slightest mistake can be fatal to them. There, I got 4 of the two here. And I have it here too. And I have the door on the tires. I braked, my brake, He had let go. And so, as a result, I went back. And I went to a hospital. Directly after, as a result, I just got home. Regularly, They also endanger other road users. Not long ago, I dodged a car. I cut off the whole back, all that. You have to close your head to do tricks with things like that. That’s 62 seconds for 50 kilos. Good, not that he is fond of, but hey, Put a motorcycle completely in the water, It is… It’s not too much. But… Well no, it’s normal, we will say. But then, How far are they willing to go to satisfy their thirst for adrenaline? Luckily, Today, no damage, nor injured. But you will see that this practice regularly leads to dramas. For several years now, The wild rodeo, This extreme practice from the United States, wreaks havoc in France. Just two weeks ago, A 7-year-old girl was killed by a motorcyclist while crossing a pedestrian crossing. Its followers break free from all rules, take all the risks. On a motorbike, like in a car. He split the leaks, he left again, he didn’t stop. All over France, It paralyzes entire cities. That’s them there, It’s them. Who now live in noise and fear. I take the U-turn at the end and leave again. 8 year old girl against motorcycle, There’s little chance this will end well for my daughter. He even challenges the police. In some neighborhoods, These daily nuisances are even accompanied by another scourge. Drug trafficking. Between degradation, incivility and violence, It ruins the lives of exhausted residents. The dealers, like reckless drivers, oppose the police and the gendarmes, who are trying as best they can to maintain order. So, there, we are in the hall where they sell. It’s hot. It’s hot. So. So they talk to us like that. For a year… Yes, Then, in the same room, to do. We followed them to the four corners of France, from Bordeaux to Marseille, passing through Melun. Everything suggests that this medium-sized town in Seine-et-Marne offers a pleasant living environment. 60 km from Paris, barely, between town and country, Melun is a lively city center, newly renovated banks. But yet, in certain so-called “sensitive” neighborhoods, insecurity and precariousness reign. For several years now, It has even become a hub for drug trafficking in the Ile-de-France region. A reality that rots everyday life. Of the 130,000 inhabitants. Don’t give an inch of ground. Give dealers no respite. This is the mission of the hundreds of police officers who take turns every day to stem the scourge of drug trafficking. Like Igor and Olivier, from the Anti-Crime Brigade. It’s complicated. You have all the incinerations in there. Dirt, the noise, These are the first two. And then the constant dancing, people coming and going, It’s hellish. And then, well, sometimes, we only have two sellers, but sometimes, they are in a group, There must be about ten. So, moms, They spend their time racing in the middle with the children. Finally, It’s not very simple. The music, spitting, There are some who smoke hookahs on the stairs, There are some who laugh. Today, They will have to be very discreet, because they are in hiding, just above one of the biggest Deal points in the city, just a few meters from the traffickers. I haven’t seen the guy yet, They went back into the water. If they get spotted, This could cause the operation to fail and, above all, put them in danger. There are a lot of projectiles here. Here, it falls, from the floors, They throw away everything they find. As soon as they see a bit of police, they throw it out the window. Their mission for the day, understand who the seller is. And above all, how he goes about selling his merchandise. That’s good, It’s barely noon and already the customers are coming one after the other. Everything will move. There is the seller who arrives with a guy, so surely a buyer-seller. It will be served. He signaled to her, that of the pharmacy. It’s in front of us, with the gray bin. He waved to her. It only takes five minutes to spot it. It’s that man in the black coat. Here we go, in front of us. The transaction has just been completed. The guy just got served, he leaves again, direction… So he has it in his pocket. For the police, no doubt, They attend sales live. But they are done out of sight in the hall. Yeah, I see it. He just spilled something. Yeah, he put it in his left pocket. So, before intervening, They absolutely must have proof of it. And for that, nothing better than asking the buyers. Another team is stationed just outside the drug dealing point. And they just have to pick them. The man confesses immediately. And agrees to hand over his drugs to the police, but on one condition. And for good reason, The consumer hid his dose very well. But more than the merchandise, It is the dealer who interests the police. No, I don’t see them. You don’t see them? No. I know all the other neighborhoods, but it’s no, In fact, there, It’s not face to face. This testimony will not be of much help to them. In these neighborhoods, silence often reigns. Fortunately, They will fall back on a new client, who will be much more cooperative. This is the pass. You know why we control For what Because I came down here in the pocket. And you bought special products from you I start to divide them. You put them in white, all white. And the apparent age, how much would you give this young man? Because he’s not hooded? No, he is not hooded, he succeeded. 15 years old, 17 years old, 18 years old. All right. The sale is confirmed, The BAC agents can finally arrest the dealer. We’re leaving again. We must act quickly, Because, obviously, their presence was reported to the dealers, who have the advantage of the terrain and know every nook and cranny of their neighborhood. In just two minutes, The dealer seems to have vanished. Well, here we go, That’s clear. It’s bound to be hot, though. But where The police will never know. In the game of cat and mouse, we don’t always win, but nothing to discourage them. “It’s a frustration. Three hours of surveillance for nothing, in the end. It doesn’t matter, We will go elsewhere and we will succeed.” In a few days, The BAC police will once again attempt to apprehend the dealers in this area and will use drastic measures. Deal points, like this one, there are said to be more than ten of them in Melun. Very often, Entire buildings are requisitioned by dealers, who dictate their own rules and ruin the daily lives of thousands of local residents. Degradation, nuisances, noise or even verbal aggression. For several years, Lionel and Nicolas go to this neighborhood every day, plagued by traffic. Because to slow down the traffickers’ business, we must show ourselves and occupy the field at all costs. How are we doing? It’s going to be good. Come on, Have a good day, Goodbye. We will return to an area known for the sale of narcotics. We’re going to try to circus the point of sale a little and we’re going to go see what’s happening in the building lobby. Normally, there will be some people, some young people, including criminals. Effectively, barely arrived, They are greeted by the cries of the lookouts, who alert their boss to the presence of the police. “Your page there, your page. Okay, cool ! ” Thanks to this signal, The dealers will normally have time to escape and, above all, to hide the goods. Despite everything, The police will still go fishing for information. Come on, take your hands out of your pockets, the can on the ground. Come on, show a little identity. You have been monitoring since noon There are people. There is nothing? It’s the holidays. The police’s objective It is mainly to dissuade, to slow down traffic, for a few minutes. It would take place partly in this building. As often, no trace of a reseller. But in the hall, Yet everything indicates their presence. Yes, That’s it. How are you, Good performance. So that means pimping too? Yes, there is pimping. And on the wall, it’s the prices, the rates they offer. You’re going to get the shit, marijuana, You’re going to have a little bit of everything. The hull too, You’re going to have a little bit of everything. The 11 floors of the building are littered with cigarette butts, cigarettes and empty bottles. They are the ones who are there at 24, so suddenly, They leave all their trash behind. It’s very dirty. On all floors, That’s how it is. And sometimes, There is even more surprising. They’re trying to put up some barriers to slow us down. It’s a mess. Yet, More than sixty people live in this tower. Like this father, who dreams of only one thing, to relocate. I’m waiting for him to take a request file to leave here to save my children. I know that if he stays here, Sir, they will leave. They are going to leave. I said it. I said it. Hi, I’m going to return to a post. Alright. I’m doing well Yes, Yes. I am returning to a post. And I know that if he stays here, it’s dead, What. It’s dead. We will try to do what we can, Sir, to calm you down the targets. Good luck, Sir. Bye. It is often a cry for help, Unfortunately. There are the nuisances, noise pollution day and night, unsanitary conditions, and there you have it, It’s a bit abandoned, we will say. After, you should know that young people are busy, there are 24 of them here, so it’s a little complicated. It’s difficult. It’s complicated for them. In Melun, For more than 4 years now, the residents of this building have been forced to cohabit with the drug dealers. They hope that one day these trafficking operations will be dismantled and peace restored. For some time now, in hundreds of cities in France, The nuisances of drug trafficking are often accompanied by a new incivility that makes a lot of noise. In Bordeaux, at first sight, This neighborhood seems very peaceful. 3,000 homes, barely emerged from the ground where nearly 10,000 inhabitants live. But from 7 p.m. is the same music every night. That of urban rodeos. Dozens of reckless drivers, launched at high speed on their motorcycles, defy all prohibitions. But there, it’s them, there ! There, It’s them! He will go back to the other side, but there, it’s them, there. That engine noise. Karine, Sébastien and their daughter can’t take it anymore. There, In fact, It’s time. It must be between 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., there, every night. It’s their little evening meeting, there. Passages to the tram, towards along the tram line. And look, Frankly, that too, It annoys me. It’s non-stop, they are there, there, It makes a lot of noise. The sound rises, so suddenly, the smallest scooter, motorcycle, It feels like they are with us in the living room. At my wit’s end, They can’t sleep at night anymore. Until the end, they turn around at the end, and here we go again, And I’m leaving again. We bought fans for all the rooms, because it was unbearable to have the window open, We can’t sleep. But what scares Karine the most, These are the risks they pose to the residents of the neighborhood. A few days ago, a child was almost knocked over. Karine fears for her daughter. From now on, She always accompanies him to play in the street. But that’s not always enough. Me, I was behind, In fact. And I saw, In fact, the motorcycle, arrive on it. As a result, she was afraid, in addition. And suddenly, I just grabbed the motorcycle to stop it. There, that day, I was there, I stopped her. But the time she comes home from school and she’s all alone, 8 year old girl against motorcycle, I mean, in my opinion, There’s little chance this will end well for my daughter. It risks his life, Yes, Of course. By constantly denouncing his behavior, She became the target of his bikers. Karine now fears for her physical safety. He saw that I was filming him and he tried to knock me down. We, we have some, but like that. You will have understood, These practices are not only noisy, They are dangerous. For several months, Serious accidents are increasing across France. Just a few weeks ago, Little Camilia, 7 years old, was killed near Nice while crossing a pedestrian crossing. Like her, 8 people have lost their city in the past due to urban rodeos, including one, here in Marseille, where a 19-year-old man lost control of his two-wheeler. But nothing seems to stop those who call themselves the kings of the Bitumen. At only 14 years old, Malik has already suffered several accidents. But what he wants, him, it is to continue to rear up at all costs, without a helmet. Rear up, in his jargon, This means riding on the rear wheel. We will say that there are people, We don’t scratch crazy people. It depends. This is the neighborhood Take risks, Malik has been doing it since he was little. Before being on this scooter, I was rearing up on my bike, I was rearing up on my scooter. I saw people rearing up, I wanted to rear up. I didn’t have any money to buy my scooters, even though I was small, I wasn’t old enough. And his thirst for adrenaline is not ready to stop. “The bike is so cool, It’s so good! “It’s so good to rear up, It’s so good! What he wants, It’s always driving faster. And for that, There is a well-kept address in Marseille. Behind this blind, in fact, there is a clandestine garage hidden behind it. ” Yeah, Yeah. ” Held by Karim, a former local. Here, It’s the neighborhood garage. We do a complete check-up. We are trying to raise the stands for the young people. Karim partially transformed Malik’s scooter. Basically, he was driving at a maximum of 50 km/h. But the engine and exhaust have been tampered with. From now on, it easily reaches 80 km/h. It’s illegal, but that doesn’t pose any problem for Karim. And for good reason. Me, I am from an old generation of bull riders. They do exactly the same things we do, We were doing. So. But already, They wear the helmet. We, We didn’t wear helmets at all in our time. Not at all, at all, at all. We give good advice, we produce the good stuff, What. After, the highway code, that they respect it. Me, I have to force myself to respect the highway code. Well, almost. Today, Malik came to replace a defective part. It’s supposed to be closed there, and there, it is open, it is open, It is open. And it leaks gasoline out the sides. This will allow him to continue to defy the prohibitions with complete peace of mind. In case of accident, Malik will not be assured, however, because of course, He has no right to drive such a machine. Parents, They don’t forbid them from riding scooters. Me, I’m going to forbid them something. In addition, it’s a passion, They don’t hurt. Me, I prefer to see them on their scooters than to go and see people pissed off. They make a little noise, but what is noise It’s nothing compared to what they can do if they don’t have their scooter. It’s nothing, It’s fast, he said. Because, contrary to what Karim claims, They don’t just make a little noise. Today, there are about ten of them, launched at 70 km/h in the streets of Marseille. And the offenses keep coming. Most of them ride without helmets, right in the middle of the tram tracks, narrowly avoiding this mother. And above all, death at every crossroads. Refusal of priority, red light, burned out, Their pole race is finally slowed down by police officers on bicycles. But Malik and his companions fled. This is called refusal to comply. And it is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros and two years in prison. We don’t know, but we’ll see. They came like this, I saw you, but I think there’s one who ruined our barrel. And that happens often, that Yeah, yeah. That is to say, it happens often. No, not really. No, when they are broken, when we try to dodge them. After them, it’s their job, it means they have no choice, but we’re a bit bored with it. Restore authority, enforce the law, This is the difficult mission of the police in Marseille, like in Melun. Here, the city’s neighborhoods still suffer the consequences of drug trafficking. So, the police decided to react. They are preparing a major intervention. This is called a net sale operation. Launched at the end of 2023 by the Ministry of the Interior. For several weeks, Thousands of police officers are being requisitioned across France to try to stem drug trafficking. And bring back peace to the neighborhoods. In Melun, This operation will last 3 days. And it starts here, in one of the nerve centers of drug trafficking. 45 police officers are mobilized. They will comb through every corner of this sensitive area. Come on go The objective is clear, arrest as many traffickers as possible. And above all, seize the goods. And for that… They are helped by the dog Mila. It is known that this district has always been renowned in the south of Seneming for being a hub of resin, cannabis herb, And then, for a few years now, a lot of cocaine. There is bound to be activity. These are packages for selling cannabis resin or cannabis herb. Each closet, every potential hiding place is inspected. And Mila just felt something. Just a few grams. There is no evidence that any significant trafficking is taking place in the building. But the female dog stops again on this landing. Would the merchandise be inside this apartment? The police found the door closed. To search, They will have to be accompanied by two witnesses, as required by law. Hello Sir, He is the police commissioner. We would need two witnesses in fact. We’re going to open a door, if you can just attend our operations, quite simply. But here… The law of silence reigns. The problem, It’s that no one wants to testify because they are afraid of reprisals. So we made various inhabitants, personally, 3 or 4. There is no one who refuses to remain a witness. They are afraid that the dealers will attack them. If they only have to see us with the police, Already, They are already afraid. They absolutely do not want to participate in our operations. After several unsuccessful attempts, The police are finally forced to bring in witnesses from outside the neighborhood. In the apartment, The police quickly discover potential evidence. There, There are cell phones for a role. Disposable phones, often used by traffickers to avoid surveillance. And that’s not all. We can tell him. The dog just detected something under the kitchen sink. You have a drawer, It’s everyone who’s in the sink. He listened to himself in it. Ah, yes, a lot. I don’t know, It’s everyone’s time. We’ll see. And finally… It’s the jackpot. There is a lot of cash. The dog marked, so inevitably, anyway, All banknotes smell of drugs. So the dog scored, He found it well, because we had to find the hiding place in all the tickets. It’s 28, 29, 30. There are 30 50-dollar notes. It’s quite nice to pay the bank. In total, 12,000 euros. Hit the dealers’ wallets. This is a strategy that often pays off in the fight against drug trafficking. And inevitably, It’s always a satisfaction. We will say Objective achieved. The objective, It is to put out of harm’s way these people who pollute the daily lives of the residents of the neighborhood. The locals are fed up. The police officer now has to identify the tenant of the apartment. He will then be summoned to the police station, where he will have to provide proof of the origin of the funds. In total, in Melun, Operation Place Net resulted in the seizure of more than 5 kilos of cannabis, 88 grams of cocaine, two firearms and more than 27,000 euros in cash. A few kilometers away, in another part of the city, We meet again. Igor and Denis, the BAC police officers. They too are in full operation. This time, There is no question of them losing at the game of cat and mouse. To surprise the dealers who occupy the towers, They will have to be inventive. So, they had an idea. Go underneath. So, there, we are under the hall where they sell. So, there, We’ll try to get back into the buildings. They intend to take them at their own game. Because these holes were dug to escape in the event of a police raid. There, you have to go behind this door. Behind this door, It’s a 20-meter corridor. After, we will arrive below the massive package, where the guys sell. Igor is close to the goal. Finally, that, That’s what he believed. It’s hot. It’s hot. It’s hot. It’s hot. Look at. So. SO, He blocks our access like that. The Dealers had a nice surprise in store for them. There, It’s super far behind. We have a corridor on the right and we have another corridor. There are two corridors before we get there. But no choice. They will try to make their way through this ton of rubbish. The task is titanic. Among the waste, a car rim. It’s going to be hot, potato. A bicycle. Or a bin of more than 600 litres. There, we can climb over it. There you go through your trash can, shoot, shoot. This time, This is the right one. After 30 million efforts, We managed to find the first obstacle. But the police are not out of the woods yet. For them, the hardest part begins. We will have to go back to the point of the deal, without being spotted. Fortunately, on the 9th floor, This technical room is open. The seller saw nothing come. And there, There are customers who continue to press. Good morning So, It’s the customers who keep coming. They are not yet aware of our presence, but it shouldn’t be long. No, THANKS. Customers are parading by, but not only that. Good morning, young man. This child goes home, in the middle of the arrest, and describes lookouts. The BAC’s plan worked. You still have to leave the neighborhood, without any problems. It’s not good because we’ll come back more often. We have the leader of the chouffes who gives instructions. We must not provoke, we must avoid coming too often. Okay, come on, We’ll go there before we get any projectiles. The seller is taken to the police station for custody. They face up to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking. Although the fight against drug trafficking is not new, for a few months, Police brigades are mounting special operations against the Scourge of Rodeos in an attempt to bring some peace back to our cities, like here in Valenciennes, in the north of France, where are the GSP teams? The Local Security Group, which includes Michel, is preparing a new anti-rodeo operation. Hello everyone, New anti-rodeo operation today in Valenciennes-Aglo. We have one motorcyclist who will be in an unmarked vehicle and three other motorcyclists who will be rotating. The idea, however, is to catch the perpetrators of Rodeo in the act. We’re not taking any risks, of course, It’s good for everyone. To track down reckless drivers… Fifteen agents are mobilized. They will crisscross the city. In an unmarked car. The interest of the commonplace, In fact, in all this, It is the fact of surprise. When you see a police vehicle, it is immediately reported. There, in this case, This one is not too well known. We still have this opportunity to be able to approach them. Surprise these speed lovers, often teenagers looking for thrills. But others… Are even earlier. Hello sir You’re going to take a little tour, but I… Just to know that you have changed your mind, quite. We’re not going to push our controls, you go home. You are a father, I don’t want to help you. He is responsible, he has a driving hand. That is to say, him, put on equipment, just a small helmet. He has it, Sir, where is he The helmet, where is he He has it, Yes, Effectively, but not on the head, there. He has the house, the helmet. Sir, Sir, parental authority, I’m not the one who’s going to do it, it’s you, you are the dad, It’s not me. Okay? You wanted to make it a place, anyway, They will never take these people. The only thing they will understand, It is unfortunately when they find his child on the ground, on the ground, inanimate, and that we will put it between four branches, he will say, Good, I should have worn a helmet. But look, often, It’s too late. That’s also their role, to do prevention, when they have the opportunity. But it’s a little more difficult. When bikers are in action. Where from where On the other side of town, a young man was reportedly seen riding on the sidewalk, at full speed. So, not a minute to lose. Oh, well, wait, It must be in front. But as often… It is a motocross bike that is not normally ridden on public roads. And then the guy who hadn’t seen us coming, as we have analyzed, was doing wheelies. The wheeling, it’s a rear wheel, In fact. But inevitably, in the small streets of the city center, the motorcycle has the home advantage. We lost him, the guy, he passed in the alley, It’s a bit complicated. The man is said to have taken a one-way street. You can’t do that in a car, it’s not possible. Have you seen the risks he takes to escape us? Imagine in the event of an accidental fall, It’s a little complicated for us. I mean, pick up the seriously injured kid, I would take it as my fault. I mean, It’s a bit complicated for us. Because these races continue. They put everyone in danger. The reckless driver, but also pedestrians. As you approach this red light, Michel is forced to slow down. He has just lost track of the young man for good. Well, It’s a waste of time. He played, he won. After, too bad for us, good for him. That’s how it is, that’s the game, Unfortunately. Please. Please. We’re going to go on it. Did Michel’s colleagues intercept the reckless driver? Unfortunately, hope is short-lived. Is he resting there? The Crossville Motorcycle, but on the other side of the esco. All right. You see the motorcycle we took care of earlier, She crossed back to the other side of the canal. So the colleagues actually saw her, but not arrested. Because the vehicle stopped, This is the one. This is typically the kind of vehicle they borrowed for road cruising. Effectively, The driver of this quad was driving at 80 km/h on this path reserved for walkers. Yet, he doesn’t seem aware of the danger he represents. I admit my wrongs, That’s all. It is not approved. After, I wasn’t on the road either, you see. It is a path of age, there are walkers, there are bikes, There are kids working. But hey, Attention, guys, it’s not like we’re on the road, you learn them after 300 and then… Attention, attention, until the day we break a kid, then we say shit, And that’s called an accident. Ah, ok, that works. Effectively, over there in the bend, You come a kid on a bike, you’re coming. One of the walkers, a family with children, the risk of accident, It is relatively important. But that’s not all. The quad is not registered. And above all, The man does not have the vehicle papers. Michel suspects that this quad is in fact stolen. I’m trying to find either a frame number, either an engine number, to be able to identify the machine, To know if the latter has not been stolen, and to know the owner, or even the history of this quad. In this case, It’s very complicated. I am not a motorcycle dealer. We saw one, but it is below. I’m sure it’s under the chassis, This thing. Head down, guys. But impossible to find the slightest number. Waiting for, The quad will be seized and impounded. The driver, him, will walk home. If he did buy a stolen vehicle, then he will be worried about receiving stolen goods. He faces a five-year prison sentence and a fine of 375,000 euros. Last year, More than 3,000 devices were confiscated after a wild rodeo. Very often, to avoid fines and above all to find their traces, Rodeo enthusiasts drive stolen vehicles. And to confuse the issue even more, They bring them from abroad, especially from Spain. To combat this trafficking, law enforcement is mobilizing, like here, at the Biriatou toll, on the Franco-Spanish border, where a major operation is being prepared. All night long, French gendarmerie and Spanish civil guards will check hundreds of vehicles. And to help them, They call on an expert. Bruno. Good morning, my captain. How are you It’s quiet, pardon. Well yes. Bruno is a former police officer, now used by insurance companies to identify stolen vehicles. Regularly, he accompanies the police on the ground. SO, SO. And his evening obviously begins… By one, two wheels. In two-wheelers, There are motorcycles and of course, there are especially scooters used for rodeos. There are bound to be some that are not compliant or are cobbled together, who are on their second, Third engine. As a result, We can also have stolen parts, because if we put another engine on a scooter to tinker with it, Good, There is still a 50/50 chance that the engine comes from. Thank you. Not necessarily official, we will say. There, It’s good. There is no problem. Yes, It’s good, Sir. But in France, more than two wheels, These are the cars that are stolen the most. A vehicle is stolen every four minutes. And some model more than others. If we can send some 3008, of something, RAV4s are also very popular at the moment, The Toyota RAV4, if you see any. SO, at the slightest question, It’s up to Bruno to decide. It is a diagnostic device, so it is not prohibited for sale. But it’s still special to have that. NOW, it is his custom, What. What does he do with it? This box allows connection to on-board computers in cars to resolve certain faults. But car thieves… Also uses it to change the identity of vehicles. We’re always a little concerned about this type of equipment. Because it can be misused and used to electronically counterfeit the vehicle. To make sure the sedan wasn’t stolen and tampered with, Bruno goes through it. We can make him open the hood Yes. I will check if we have a vehicle that is compliant. In his identification. So, there, I check the vehicle’s serial number. This car is compliant with the identification level. There is no problem. But Bruno is rather suspicious. Even though this car does not appear in the stolen vehicle file, he will check again and again. But where and above all, what, We won’t know. So there, It’s confidential. We must preserve this, because otherwise… We will no longer be able to identify the vehicles. If Bruno takes all these precautions, This is because the traffickers’ techniques are becoming more and more sophisticated. 20 years ago, back, We would steal a car to go party or do a robbery. And we would find it in a field right after. But now, It has become a business. The person seeks to improve their techniques. And to deceive us as much as possible so that he can do his business in peace, without us detecting the cars. It’s OK, It’s good. This time, nothing reported. But Bruno is stopped by a police officer who has just made a suspicious discovery. There, We have the classic French plate. And behind, It is a foreign plate, with French formalism. Why in front in normal and not behind? We’ll watch anyway. A handmade plaque, typical of stolen vehicle makeup. The driver, here in black, is accompanied by another man, driving an identical car. It is the most stolen model in France. Did you see? They hit both of them there. Hitent, in their jargon, This means that cars are reported, stolen. If this is confirmed, both drivers are at risk, up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 750,000 euros. And yet, to Bruno’s great surprise, The man in black remains calm as a rock. “Did you have insurance for your room?” ” Of course, I’ll show them to you. I’ll show you the registration documents, everyone is there.” These papers appear to be in order. Actually, These stolen vehicles were recovered by the Portuguese police. The man is responsible for collecting them and bringing them back to France on behalf of a company. All right. It was a car from their fleet that was stolen in France, stolen in Portugal. You will get it back because you had the power of restitution, etc. That’s it. Okay. I’m just watching. There is no problem. Because there, officially, You are driving two stolen cars. Two stolen cars, Yes. So. SO, somewhere, there is a problem. You see what I mean? There, all controls, It’s going to be our party. They have the papers and everything. The only problem, It’s just that a step was missed and these vehicles are still reported stolen in France. Bruno has cleared up the mystery surrounding these vehicles. He will let them go. But in case of a new control, he might come across agents who are a little less understanding. That evening… No vehicles will be confiscated by law enforcement. For several months now, The gendarmes must face a new phenomenon that worries them. In particular, because it affects more and more rural communities in France. Every weekend, at nightfall, in commercial areas or parking lots. Vehicles compete in crazy races, skid at every roundabout, without any authorization or protection. These illegal gatherings are called “rasses” in jargon. They have tripled in size in just one year and now attract hundreds of enthusiasts. Like Rohan, 20 years old, and his girlfriend Océane. This evening, They are going to take part in a raid in the Bordeaux region. So, no question of going there, without a little polish. I don’t like to wriggle around in a car when it’s filthy inside. It’s a tic. You had your wife as you had your self. That, It’s the best. This is a big thing. Aesthetics, It’s good. But for tonight, The most important thing, is that his car goes fast, very quickly. There, it is the 2-litre TDI with 170 horsepower. I took this one because the 170 horsepower, It is stronger than the 140 horsepower. From 0 to 100, I have to be at 4-5 seconds. As always in raids, the address is kept secret until the last moment, in order to avoid police checks. That evening… They meet in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Bordeaux. And success is there. Nearly 200 people made the trip. How are you How are you, How’s it going, How’s it going. You didn’t fix the clutch. No. And here, It’s about whoever has the biggest engine capacity. A Golf 6 GTD. Me, I have an Air Sport filter and foot tube. It sends, but after, press this, I don’t say it too much. Level, comfort, I’m losing you, my golf. What Frankly, It’s better anyway. You see how he manages to drive so lying down anyway? Ah, yes, like that, there, you drive lying down, guys. But there, you’re so good. But there you are, my man… What is the position for napping? These are our second wives. This is my first. Yes, they are our first women. It’s midnight, sharp. The start time of the runs. These races in a straight line at more than 120 km per hour. On roads limited to 50. I take out the eraser. The risks are enormous. At any time, you can have an accident, a clash, you can have it all, It’s not secure at all. And inevitably, there is no shortage of it. There’s a car that crashed into a wall. Or This way, there. Participants in this race risk two years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros. So they will flee as quickly as possible. We have just been informed that we believe there has been an accident. And so And so we leave. So that we don’t get checked, because, basically, we don’t have the right to be spectators either. Because even as a spectator, he risks a fine of up to 135 euros. That night, Fortunately, no serious injuries. But this is not always the case. Today is April 14, 2023, a priori a Friday like any other, for Océane and Rohan. But that evening… This car loses control and hits the crowd. In his mad race by miracle, zero deaths, but 13 injured, including Océane. If the girl gets up quickly, Rohan, himself, was mown down, then dragged for about ten meters. He hits the pavement and loses consciousness. A few weeks later, Océane and Rohan return to the scene of the accident, where they almost lost their lives. I was hit, I ended up on the hood, here, and I ended up a little higher than the embankment, here, there. I was scared, I thought he was dead. As a result, I shouted Rohan, I ran towards him, and he was alive, but he couldn’t move his legs, Nothing. I’m not the one wearing it at all. But there is something they still don’t understand. Hit and run. The couple has since filed a complaint against the 32-year-old driver. Placed in pre-trial detention. He faces a fine of up to 75,000 euros and three years in prison for hit and run. But then, how can we explain such an act? For his lawyer, Valentine Poré, his client was carried away by the euphoria of the moment. He walked past the crowd haranguing the participants, clearly, but he doesn’t understand. Why did he have the click at that moment, this urge he had to do this one turn too many, He still can’t explain it today. And there, he loses control of his vehicle. SO, he tries to straighten the vehicle, he tries to brake. And unfortunately, he doesn’t succeed. And he regrets it infinitely. As for the hit and run, She attributes it to fear of reprisals. This is not an escape as it is actually understood to escape responsibility. There were two things. There is the first thing, It was the state of shock he was in after knocking all those people down. And then the second element, It was his fear of being molested. I told you, several hundred participants present. He was really, really afraid of being attacked. Finally sentenced to three years in prison, including two suspended sentences, he is serving his sentence at home, under electronic bracelet. His license was suspended for one year. And his car confiscated. As for Océane and Rohan, This accident is not without consequences. Their professional future being suspended, Rohan is left with knee edema and long-term sick leave. Oceane, She, Since the accident, had to put her studies as a childcare worker on hold. I am taken away for all he has done. Because me, I can’t pass my AP. Him, he can no longer work. I don’t even have any money anymore. I can barely pay my credit and insurance. SO, Yes, I’m in a rumor. Despite this, he continues to attend illegal gatherings every weekend. Wild races continue to wreak havoc throughout France. To try to slow them down and, above all, avoid tragedies. Some municipalities are reacting. They now do not hesitate to use drastic measures. In the Paris region, A small town of 800 inhabitants was the scene of a car rally that went wrong. One Saturday evening, Around a hundred participants meet just a stone’s throw from the city center. A surveillance camera captures the scene. The perilous maneuvers follow one after the other. This car, For example, misses his maneuver and spins out, narrowly escaping a collision. Then it’s the turn of the vans to join the dance. At the slightest deviation, it’s the insured accident. And to top it all off, One participant even steals a piece of construction equipment and tries his hand at skidding. The day after, The damage is impressive. The construction machine is finally abandoned, after destroying a portal. The trees are uprooted, the street lamps were torn down. This new episode of Rodéo Sauvage is one too many for Mayor Joël Marion and his deputy for security, Bruno Angevin. We ended up with a gutted fire band, so the water was flowing everywhere. We couldn’t close it anymore, it was impossible. Here is another candle that is brand new. So, This one is brand new. It’s brand new, He was actually lying down too. The cars, they skid. So, to avoid any recurrence, the mayor had installed not one, but four speed bumps on the roundabout. We can’t skid with it anymore, we can’t slide anymore. Today, you have to pass them, it makes a chain. And that, It’s deadly for slides. And the town hall went even further. I asked them to secure their parking here, because it is not used, by placing concrete blocks, to avoid having a repeat, as they say. Of cars or motorcycles moving around. There is a long straight line and there, It would have lasted all night too. Repair, construction, security, All of this obviously has a cost for this small town. The damage caused during the demonstration on November 11th is around 100,000 euros. This money could have been used, among others, to improve the quality of life of employees in our industrial zones. In this case, Four participants received suspended prison sentences. In the event of a repeat offense, they could, like many road offenders, find themselves behind bars one day. In Toulon, at the Farled penitentiary center, Francis has given himself a mission, Changing mentalities. Every three months, He comes to preach the good word in prison. THANKS. Today, We were exceptionally allowed to film one of these interventions. Hello gentlemen, I hope you are well this morning. The inmates present are incarcerated for traffic offenses. Some are fans of rodeo and wild races. Others have even caused fatal accidents. Relax, I just want to tell you that we are not here to give you moral lessons. We are not here to judge what you have or have not done, It’s none of our business. What interests us today, This is the dialogue we can have together. It’s the exchange, This is very important. Each of these interventions begins with shocking videos. Drugs are hurting you. On the road, it can be fatal. But that is not enough to convince this young man. He prefers to smile about it. He is also a genius, It’s more with alcohol than with hashish. With the hash, I didn’t have an accident. Well, you were lucky, Sir. And the others, opposite too. If someone crosses in front of you at the last moment… Maybe, But I didn’t have an accident. That’s what I’m saying, That’s what I’m saying. It happens 100 times, and the 101st time, it won’t pass. The family is leaving, Me. That’s how it is, that’s life. No, No, that’s not life, Sir. It’s an accident. Yeah. If you kill someone, You destroy a number of families. And if your little sister is killed, We’re going to destroy your whole family. And you will come to the prisons because you will have killed her, But that won’t change anything. Are we in agreement? Francis knows what he’s talking about. In 2011, He lost his son and daughter-in-law in a shock of unprecedented violence. The accident happened around 6am this morning. A frontal collision at full speed, which left the occupants of both vehicles with little luck. He had to raise his 4-year-old daughter alone, who miraculously survived. I would like you to keep this story as a reference point. If one day, one evening, you feel like you’re going to drift, well… Stop in time. Stop before the accident, because the accident, It is an irreversible act. His story even ends up touching the young man, who finally becomes aware of the victims’ misfortune. It’s really… It’s hard, How’s it going. Thank you, young man. The empty chairs are always there to remind you that they are no longer there. It will always be complicated. It’s good that you’re doing this for young people. It’s good, It’s good. It’s a little bit good, but I think a little… Frankly, That’s good what you’re doing. Be careful, really be careful. May this not happen to you again, because it is reckless and leads to disaster. It’s a cataclysm, It’s total chaos. That’s going to change. That’s to say, what will change I’m going to get my license before driving. For Francis, It’s a small victory. He will continue to intervene in prison, still hoping that his speech will hit the mark. All over France, Fans of speed and acrobatics of all kinds are also beginning to become aware of the dangers of their practice. In Tremblay, France, This racing circuit welcomes around thirty motorcyclists this afternoon. “Sign up here!” There is the inscription! ” How are you, How’s it going ? ” ” Yes, How’s it going, he’s going! Some of whom are former reckless drivers. Simple fright or real accident Most of them had a lucky escape. during wild rodeos. What they want now, it is practicing their passion, safely and legally. They can now do it every month. So, there, you will be able to go riding For about twenty euros. The commissioner at the entrance to the track, It will control your equipment, the helmet attachment and the wristband. So, on the track, there is only one way traffic. And if you see the red lights, We must stop lifting, you have to go straight back. If you do stoppies, there must be no one there, I don’t know, at least 100 meters behind. So, here it is, you can go there, Those who are registered, Here we go. Everyone responded to Chaban’s invitation. As a result, you do it too Yeah, obliged. For what That’s why we’ve managed to get this far, It’s because I ride and I need to, we all need it. A year ago, he created this association, SOS Rodeo. His goal Put an end to this practice. Our primary goal, is to eradicate rodeos, at least to blur them. So, here it is, They need to trust us. If they really want to solve rodeos, S.O.S. Rodeo is here. So. What do you feel when you see it? Freedom, not afraid of the police, not afraid to bump into someone. Everyone is smiling, no problem. So, practice your sport with complete peace and serenity. Everyone here hopes that the state will one day recognize their practice as a sport. Waiting for, The latter has just toughened its tone and announced the creation of a new offence, road homicide. From now on, In the event of an aggravating circumstance resulting in death, The penalty will be a fine of 100,000 euros and 7 years in prison.