A teenager is sentenced to 17 years for a contract killing of a rideshare driver in Marseille

A teenager has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the contract killing of a rideshare driver in Marseille. The case is part of a broader context of crime and drug-related issues in the city.

Separately, authorities in Marseille have expressed shock at the high number of drug users, even as the number of victims of narcotics trafficking has reportedly fallen in 2025. In other local news, a market in Marseille was closed under a law against narcotics trafficking for money laundering and counterfeiting, and human bones were discovered at a construction site.