Lille Court Sentences Alleged Dunkerque Cocaine Boss to 12 Years and €69 Million Fine

Overview

• Najim Hammami, 43, was convicted in absentia and is now the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Lille court.
• He was found to have orchestrated shipments moving cocaine from the Antilles to Dunkerque, with drugs concealed in so‑called polluted containers.
• Investigators said the two August 2021 seizures of 149 kg and 256 kg were pivotal to identifying the organizer through messages and videos on seized phones.
• The prosecutor estimated the intercepted loads could have generated between €50 million and €80 million in resale revenue for the network.
• Six accomplices, including Dunkerque port workers, were jailed in July 2025, and a separate defendant accused of serving as a front received a two‑year suspended term and a €10,000 fine.