Luc observes a "heavy deployment of police" in Namur: here is the result of the major operation conducted on Tuesday

Luke warned us via our orange button Alert us: "Large police deployment at Godefroid street in Namur, in front of the police statione ".

Contacted by us, the police in Namur confirmed this Tuesday afternoon that a security operation downtown was underway. No other information was filtered during the procedure.

Around 18:15, we got more details. "This action of security was articulated around several axes. Control and identify groups of people present in places that are regularly grieved by citizens", first said the police.The second axis was aimed at"Fight the phenomenon of the sale and consumption of narcotics, specifically on public roadsFinally, the police also targeted incivilities such as the consumption of alcohol on public roads, the abandonment of waste or the inconvenient parking.

Here are the figures of this operation:
– 98 people checked.
– 13 administrative arrests.
– 7 judicial arrests.
– 27 municipal administrative penalties drafted.

"All operational services of the Namur Police Capital participated in this action, engaging more than 70 police officers but also with the support of the Federal Police, the Federal Public Service of Finance (Customs), in direct consultation with the Public Prosecutor's Office. Namur", specify the authorities.If today's operation has required the commitment of substantial resources with a significant visual impact, more discreet actions will continue to be organized regularly, and not only in the city center but also in the periphery", specify Vincent Macq, prosecutor of the king, and Olivier Libois, chief of the body.