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**Title:** Policing Drug Dealers in Toulon's Old Town
**Summary:**
* The transcript follows police officers, including Laurent and Michel, as they patrol Toulon's old town, a hub for drug dealing.
* A drug transaction is observed, but the seller flees upon seeing police, leaving behind the buyer, who is arrested without drugs on him.
* Police tackle a network of lookouts, mostly minors, who alert dealers to police presence using a coded warning ("Arah").
* Officers employ surveillance cameras and strategic patrols to disrupt dealers' operations.
* Searches uncover hidden drugs in street furniture and an abandoned garage, used as a dealer headquarters.
* Despite some successes, dealers remain confident, and police face challenges, including vandalism of their vehicles.
* The police chief, Michel, remains resolute, believing that consistent efforts will ultimately lead to successes in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game with dealers.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, without opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentences:
**People and Roles**
1. Michael is a police officer.
2. Laurent is a police officer who works with Michael.
3. Michel is the municipal police chief.
**Events and Incidents**
4. A drug transaction was attempted in a shopping street, but the seller fled upon seeing police.
5. The seller was arrested despite initial escape.
6. A buyer, described as a man in his 50s with a briefcase, was followed by cameras and arrested by another patrol.
7. The buyer had no drugs on him.
8. The seller was charged with a consumer offense since the transaction wasn't completed.
9. Police encountered a lookout who shouted "Arah" to alert others of police presence.
10. The lookout was fined 68 euros for night noise disturbance.
11. Police discovered a hidden stash of drugs in an old town location.
12. Dealers use street furniture to hide drugs in the old town.
13. Police found over 160 euros worth of drugs in a small bag in a disused car park.
14. Dealers had made the disused car park their headquarters.
15. Police vehicles were approached by young people, prompting an early departure from the premises.
**Drug Dealing Practices**
16. Dealers use lookouts scattered throughout the old town to alert them to police presence.
17. Lookouts shout "Arah" to warn others of impending police.
18. Dealers hide drugs in sewerage, gutters, and other street furniture.
19. A "coalman" refers to a person selling weed.
20. Dealers have a system of alerting each other about police presence, including sharing police vehicle plate numbers.
**Law Enforcement Strategies**
21. Police use surveillance cameras to monitor and catch dealers.
22. Police patrol the old town to disrupt drug dealing activities.
23. Michel, the police chief, has asked for cameras to be pointed at police vehicles due to previous vandalism.
24. Police employ patience and persistence in their efforts to combat drug dealing.