Félix Bingui, alleged leader of the Yoda clan, one of the drug trafficking networks that triggered a bloody gang war in Marseille in 2023, was charged in Marseille on Friday evening and was caught in custody. The man was arrested in Morocco last March before he was delivered by Rabat on Wednesday, January 23, 2025.
“He was charged with an organized gang, drug trade, severe money laundering, the lack of proof of resources and the criminal association to prepare a crime and for offenses that are punished with a prison sentence of 10 years.”The public prosecutor of Marseille, Nicolas Bessone, specified in a press release. “It all happened in a quiet climate“In his part, the lawyer of Mr. Bingui, me Philippe Ohayon, stated and confirmed initial information from BFMTV before clarifying that his client had been put into solitary confinement.
The 34-year-old man with the nickname “The Cat” had spent his entire “career” in drug trafficking in Marseille. He regularly traveled back and forth to Morocco, until February 2023 broke out a “war” with the rival DZ-Mafia gang. From that point on, he never left the kingdom. There he was finally arrested on March 8, 2024 before accepting his delivery during a hearing before the Rabat cassation court.
