Positive Drug Tests: Staff Removed from French Ministries

Paris - 22/07/2026: Several staff members at French ministries, as well as senior civil servants, have been removed from their positions following positive drug tests. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu in an interview published on Wednesday. He did not specify the number of people affected, the substances detected, or the ministries involved. The government does not disclose individual test results.The measure is the first publicly confirmed consequence of an inspection campaign ordered in June within the upper ranks of the state administration. In a circular, Lecornu had ...