Paris, May 20, 2025 (AFP) - France launches operation in 66 prisons to seize mini-mobile phones: prosecutor

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2025-05-20

French authorities on Tuesday launched a major operation to crack down on the use of miniature mobile phones in prisons nationwide, searching 66 jails across the country in a bid to seize thousands of the devices. The operation, called "Prison Break", aims to seize "miniature telephones put into circulation by a Chinese company and resold in France", said Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau. The raids come after the use of the devices was blamed for l......

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