Two brothers of Jamilah Habsaoui, the mayor of Avallon, were also placed in police custody during the widescale drug bust.
A Socialist mayor and two of her brothers have been arrested in France after a police raid recovered 70 kilograms of cannabis at her home.
Jamilah Habsaoui, the mayor of Avallon, was detained on Sunday along with several others during a widescale coordinated anti-drug operation in the eastern town.
The drugs were discovered in an outbuilding belonging to Habsaoui, who has been mayor of the town since 2021 and is also a regional councilor.
A total of 75 officers including surveillance teams and dog handlers were deployed to seize narcotics and proceeds of crime as part of the “XXL Clean Space” operation.
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