In its 4 October 2026 release, the Ministry of National Defence said combined Army detachments in the 3rd Military Region at Béchar foiled two attempts to move a large quantity of drugs into the country during search operations on 1 and 2 October.[1] One trafficker was killed and 1,660 kilogrammes of treated kif and three pairs of day binoculars were seized.[1] The ministry presented the haul as proof of its units’ resolve to block attempts to flood the country with drugs.[1]
Army kills trafficker and seizes 1,660 kg of kif at Béchar
Army detachments in the 3rd Military Region stopped two drug convoys near Béchar on 1 and 2 October 2026, killing one trafficker and seizing 1,660 kg of treated kif plus three pairs of day binoculars. The defence ministry announced the operation on 4 October.
🇩🇿 3rd Military Region, Béchar · Algeria
- Cannabis
- 1,660 kg
- Deaths
- 1
Sources
- Lutte contre la criminalité organisée : mise en échec de deux tentatives d'acheminement d'une importante quantité de drogues vers le territoire national. Ministry of National Defence, 4 October 2026. Fetched via curl; the ministry site's certificate is not publicly verifiable. In French.
Open questions the AI reported
- The ministry release is the only account opened; no press outlet's version of the operation could be opened.
- The release does not identify the dead trafficker or say whether anyone else was detained.