Algeria seizes 1.66 tonnes of resin on the Moroccan border
Army detachments in Bechar, near the Moroccan border, seized 1,660 kg of cannabis resin in two operations in early October 2026 and killed one trafficker, the defence ministry said. A week later, another 296 kg were seized along the Moroccan border and 51 people were arrested. The operations were part of a weekly series of army drug seizures reported along the frontier.
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Army detachments in Bechar, near the Moroccan border, seized 1,660 kg of cannabis resin in two operations in early October 2026 and killed one trafficker, the defence ministry said. A week later, another 296 kg were seized along the Moroccan border and 51 people were arrested. The operations were part of a weekly series of army drug seizures reported along the frontier.[1][2]
Sources
- Army eliminates drug trafficker, seizes 1,660 kg of cannabis resin (5 October 2026). APS. Bechar, 3rd Military Region; defence ministry statement.
- operational report, 14โ20 October 2026. Ministry of National Defence. 296 kg of kif and 51 traffickers arrested.