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Marseille Court Sentences Drug Network Boss Karim Harrat to 10 Years and a €1 Million Fine

The verdict rests on decrypted Sky ECC messages the court said conclusively linked the identifiers to the accused.

Dans ce dossier d’envergure, une peine de 10 ans de prison avec une mesure de sûreté aux deux tiers et une amende de 300 000 euros a également été infligée à un semi-grossiste chargé d’alimenter les réseaux de la Côte d'Azur, qui avait pris la fuite...
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Le parquet a réclamé une peine maximale de 10 ans de prison avec une mesure de sûreté des deux tiers contre Karim Harrat, 37 ans, désigné comme "le chef d'une organisation criminelle mafieuse parfaitement hiérarchisée".

Overview

  • The tribunal identified Harrat as the network’s principal order‑giver who directed operations from abroad and used threats or violence through intermediaries.
  • Judges said the 2021 Sky ECC decryption exposed the hierarchy and communications, finding the handles attributed to the defendants beyond reasonable doubt, including the “Rant” account tied to Harrat.
  • Harrat received 10 years in prison with a two‑thirds security measure and a €1,000,000 fine, exceeding the €500,000 penalty the prosecutor had sought alongside the maximum term.
  • Two principal lieutenants were sentenced to seven and eight years in prison with fines of €50,000 and €100,000 for roles in storage, transport and cash collections.
  • The Sky ECC supplier on the Marseille market got seven years and a €50,000 fine with a warrant issued for his absence, while a fugitive Nice wholesaler was condemned to 10 years with a two‑thirds security measure and a €300,000 fine.