707 kg of treated kif seized in Béchar army-customs operation
Army and customs officers seized 707.45 kg of treated kif in Béchar's military sector on 2 November 2026 after a detailed search. The joint force acted under the 3rd Military Region as part of border-security operations against organised drug trafficking.
A joint security formation of the army and customs carried it out, according to
a Ministry of National Defence statement.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The coordinated action located and seized707.45 kilograms of kif traité, the
local term for processed cannabis resin.[7][2][3][4][5][6]The shipment was described as
ready to be sold on the illicit market.[7]
The result was presented as part of permanent missions to secure and monitor the
national border route.[7]The defence statement framed the operation as
continued border-protection work against organised crime, particularly drugs of
all kinds.[1][3][4][5][6]The account credited operational coordination and the vigilance
of the security units with preserving territorial integrity and citizens’
safety.[7]
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The seized kif from the joint ANP–Customs interception in Béchar.Photo details
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No arrests, suspects, or court outcome were reported in either account.
The reports do not specify the exact location within the Béchar military sector beyond the sector and the 3rd Military Region.
No valuation of the seized cannabis was published.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in JUST-INFODZ: Combined units of Algeria's People's National Army and Customs intercepted a drug shipment in the Béchar military sector during a targeted joint intervention.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in JUST-INFODZ: The operation took place on Monday 2 November 2026 after a thorough search on territory falling under the 3rd Military Region.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in الحياة: The Defence Ministry account likewise reported 707.45 kg of treated kif seized in an inspection in the Béchar sector of the 3rd Military Region.
The article gives only its publication date of 3 November 2026 and no separate date for the search and seizure.
No arrests, suspects or court outcome are reported in the opened article text.
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.
