Multiple French prisons have been attacked in recent nights, including with automatic weapons, in response to a government crackdown on cocaine trafficking. The attacks included firing military-grade weapons at the entrance of Toulon prison and setting vehicles on fire outside other jails. The rise in gang crime and record cocaine seizures has led to increased support for the far-right National Rally party and a rightward shift in French politics. The justice minister plans to build new high-security prisons and tighten prison security to combat drug trafficking.