# Toulouse: ten men on trial at the assizes for kidnapping and torture after alleged drug money skimming

> Ten men, three of whom are at large, are appearing before the Haute-Garonne Assize Court for kidnapping, detention, torture and acts of barbarism committed in May 2022. The incidents were carried out as retaliation for an alleged skimming of drug money.

**In brief**: Justice event (severity: notable) in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), first detected on 26 October 2026 at 18:02. Reported by 2 sources (4 articles), last updated on 2 November 2026 at 17:52.

- Category: Justice
- Severity: Notable
- Place: Toulouse — Haute-Garonne
- First detected: 26 October 2026 at 18:02
- Updated: 2 November 2026 at 17:52
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/967-toulouse-ten-men-on-trial-at-the-assizes-for-kidnapping-and-torture-after

## Reported figures

- 100 000 euros

## Coverage angles

Both sides cover the same trial and largely repeat the victim's account, but the right focuses on Mohamed Z.'s personal and judicial background, while the left highlights the prosecutors' sentencing requests and the course of the trial.

**Common ground**

- Ten men, three of whom are at large, are being tried before the Haute-Garonne Assize Court
- The incidents date back to May 2022 and constitute retaliation for an alleged skimming of €100,000 worth of drugs
- The victim, Mohamed Z., jumped from a car heading to Spain and escaped probable death
- The charges include kidnapping, detention, torture and acts of barbarism

**Differences**

- The right details the victim's migration and prison history, an element absent from the provided left-wing articles
- The left highlights the prosecutors' sentencing requests (up to 16 years), which are not mentioned in the right-wing article

## Sources (4 articles)

- ["Ils voulaient faire un barbecue de moi !" Enlèvement, tortures, actes de barbarie : dix hommes jugés aux assises, à Toulouse, sur fond de représailles après un carottage supposé d'argent de la drogue](https://www.ladepeche.fr/2026/10/26/ils-voulaient-faire-un-barbecue-de-moi-enlevement-tortures-actes-de-barbarie-dix-hommes-juges-aux-assises-a-toulouse-sur-fond-de-represailles-apres-un-13620703.php) — La Dépêche du Midi, 26 October 2026 at 18:02
- [TÉMOIGNAGE. "S'ils avaient utilisé le sécateur, ça aurait été plus efficace..." Enlevé, torturé, séquestré, le miraculé raconte sa nuit de cauchemar devant la cour d'assises](https://www.ladepeche.fr/2026/10/28/temoignage-sils-avaient-utilise-le-secateur-ca-aurait-ete-plus-efficace-enleve-torture-sequestre-le-miracule-raconte-sa-nuit-de-cauchemar-devant-la-13625171.php) — La Dépêche du Midi, 28 October 2026 at 19:38
- [Toulouse : procès des ravisseurs de Mohamed Z., 35 ans, torturé pour une affaire de stupéfiants. Arrivé de Tunisie à l’âge de 12 ans, en prison à l’âge de 17 ans, cumulant 12 années de détention, il admet n’avoir jamais travaillé](https://www.fdesouche.com/2026/10/29/toulouse-proces-des-ravisseurs-de-mohamed-z-35-ans-torture-pour-une-affaire-de-stupefiants-arrive-de-tunisie-a-lage-de-12-ans-en-prison-a-lage-de-17-ans-cumulant-12/) — Fdesouche, 29 October 2026 at 08:47
- ["Il a choisi la vie plutôt que la mort qui lui était promise" : à Toulouse, jusqu’à 16 ans de prison requis dans le procès d’un enlèvement sur fond de trafic de drogue](https://www.ladepeche.fr/2026/11/02/il-a-choisi-la-vie-plutot-que-la-mort-qui-lui-etait-promise-a-toulouse-jusqua-16-ans-de-prison-requis-dans-le-proces-dun-enlevement-sur-fond-de-trafic-13632635.php) — La Dépêche du Midi, 2 November 2026 at 17:52

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Toulouse: ten men on trial at the assizes for kidnapping and torture after alleged drug money skimming”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/967-toulouse-ten-men-on-trial-at-the-assizes-for-kidnapping-and-torture-after
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