Gérald Darmanin, the new French Minister of Justice, announced plans to intensify measures against drug trafficking in prisons, including operations to eliminate the presence of mobile phones among inmates. Speaking on TF1, he emphasized the unacceptable nature of detainees continuing criminal activities from behind bars and called for swift technical solutions for widespread jamming of phone signals in penitentiaries. Darmanin acknowledged previous efforts by his predecessors and highlighted the importance of a more rigorous approach moving forward.