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‘Narcos have one language – violence’: the activist defying France’s biggest drug cartel after his brothers’ murder

Amine Kessaci, 23, lives under constant threat as trial of five men becomes focus of nation’s battle with mafia-style crime At 23, he is one of the most heavily protected people in France, constantly sleeping in different locations to escape the threat of contract killers from…

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