Macron launches major police operation to end Marseille drug wars

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised an "unprecedented operation" against drug trafficking in the southern port city of Marseille.

He made the comments on Tuesday during a surprise visit to the city, which has been beset by gangland killings.

According to press reports, the operation will require the mobilisation of thousands of police deployed on a weekly basis to end a crisis that has eroded secu