On X, Interior Minister Garald Darmanin said: “The “Epervier” (“sparhawk”), has been activated. All means are used to find these criminals. On my order, several hundred police officers and gendarmes were mobilized,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote in X.
We are talking about 200 gendarmes.
The “Epervier plan” is a police operation that is activated following a kidnapping or escape.
Sincere condolences and sorrows to the offended families and agents of the Ministry of Justice. The plan « Épervier » a été déclenché. All the others are written to look back on these crimes. Sur mon instruction, plus centaines de policiers et de gendarmes sont… https://t.co/KXzPJa0A2r
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) May 14, 2024