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

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

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