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"A small Rolex, why not?": An auction of goods seized from drug traffickers attracts regulars, onlookers and even French ministers to the historic Palais de Justice in Paris. "What is a real deterrent is when you target the assets, what the offenders have invested in," explains public prosecutor Remy Heitz, who, together with the French authorities involved, wants to develop seizures and confiscations, in particular to reinvest the proceeds of sales in the fight against drug trafficking and consumption. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES