Algeria's army intercepts 28 traffickers, seizes 844 kg of kif in a week
Algeria's army said combined detachments intercepted 28 drug traffickers and foiled attempts to bring 844 kg of treated kif across the Moroccan borders between 28 October and 3 November 2026. The same operations across the military regions also seized 75,526 psychotropic tablets.
Combined detachments of Algeria’s National People’s Army (ANP), working with the
different security services, intercepted 28 drug traffickers.[1]The
operations ran from 28 October to 3 November 2026.[1]The detachments foiled
attempts to introduce 8 quintals and 44 kilograms (844 kg) of kif traité,
treated cannabis, coming from the borders with Morocco.[1]The army said the
interceptions and seizures took place during operations carried out across the
military regions.[1]
The same drug operations also yielded 75,526 psychotropic tablets alongside the
cannabis.[1]The army presented the results in its weekly operational bilan as
part of what it described as sustained efforts against terrorism and
multifaceted organised crime.[1]It said the operations reflected the high
professionalism, vigilance and permanent readiness of the armed forces across
the national territory.[1]
The army framed the cannabis seizures as a continuation of efforts to counter
the scourge of drug trafficking in the country.[1]The figures cover a week of
operations by army units and detachments rather than a single raid.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The 844 kg total is calculated from the army's 8 quintals and 44 kilograms, taking one quintal as 100 kg.
The figures are the army's weekly totals for 28 October to 3 November 2026 across the military regions, with no breakdown by seizure place, trafficker identity or charging details.
The 75,526 psychotropic tablets are not cannabis and are excluded from kg_seized.
The same bilan also reports non-cannabis results on terrorism, illegal gold mining, smuggling and migration, which are left out of this cannabis account.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French and English; the figures are the ANP communique as published by Echorouk.
The incident date uses the operation period's end, 3 November 2026, while the bilan was published on 4 November 2026.
No court outcome, charges or identities beyond the trafficker count were reported.
Algeria's army said its combined detachments, working with the security services, intercepted 38 narcotrafiquants and foiled attempts to bring 2 quintals and 88 kilograms (288 kg) of kif traité, treated cannabis, across the Moroccan borders between 4 and 10 November 2026. The same operations also yielded cocaine and psychotropic tablets, which are not counted as cannabis.
Algerian Customs reported seizing 730.350 kg of kif traité during nationwide operations from 1 to 7 November 2026, in coordination with security services. The weekly customs bilan also listed cocaine and psychotropic tablets, which are excluded from the cannabis total.
Algeria's National Gendarmerie seized about 11 tonnes of processed kif, 16,270 kg of cannabis herb and 4,162 cannabis plants in the first 10 months of 2026 and arrested 25,218 people. Commander Ali Seydan gave the tally at a national drugs and road-safety forum in Algiers, which also reported cocaine, pregabalin and road-crash figures.
Arrested 25,218Plants destroyed 4,162Cannabis 27.27 t
Algeria's national police dismantled ten criminal networks trafficking treated kif from Morocco in Tlemcen, Naâma, Oran and Béchar wilayas, arresting 28 people and seizing 205 kg. Officers also took 13 tourist vehicles, two motorcycles and more than 1.3 billion centimes the DGSN called the proceeds of the trade, and brought the suspects before prosecutors in the four wilayas.
