Overview
- Pnaco began operations on 5 January at the Paris judicial court under prosecutor Vanessa Perrée.
- Sixteen magistrates—six focused on organized crime and six on finance—are in post, with ten additional prosecutors scheduled for September 2026.
- The office assumed roughly 170 complex cases, including the 2024 escape of Mohamed Amra that left two prison officers dead, the 2021 Channel shipwreck, and 2025 crypto‑related kidnappings.
- The June 2025 law that created Pnaco authorizes a restricted “dossier coffre,” remote phone activation for intercepts, and extended custody, measures that defense lawyers contest.
- Perrée is prioritizing asset tracing and international cooperation with states such as the UAE and Maghreb countries to target an illicit market often estimated near €6 billion, while criticism grows over her public closeness to Minister Gérald Darmanin.