Question 13094 — drugs

Summary

Mr. Jocelyn Dessigny questions the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty on the announcements of the President of the Republic, on January 29, 2026, referring to a “massive customs plan”, in total contradiction with the policy pursued for several years. Under this five-year term, nearly 6,000 customs officer positions have been eliminated, dozens of brigades closed, essential missions of control of abandoned goods, while customs officers were diverted from their core business. At the same time, costly and ineffective investments, notably in mobile scanners unsuitable for container control, have further weakened the state's ability to protect its borders. This policy of customs disarmament has directly favored the explosion of drug trafficking, both in mainland France and in the territories. overseas, particularly in the Antilles, where the understaffing is structural. When customs no longer controls goods, the economic, health and security sovereignty of the Nation is abandoned to criminal networks. Even though the finance bill for 2026 provided for the creation of 1,200 customs officer positions, this measure was weakened, once again illustrating the gap between the martial speeches of the Government and the reality of its actions. He therefore asks him if the Government intends to stop the announcements with no future and finally initiate a real plan to reconquer customs, based on massive recruitment, the reestablishment of control of goods and the immediate strengthening of human and material resources, particularly in the territories most exposed to drug trafficking.

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