Customs and army seize 20.45 kg of treated kif in car fuel tank in Chlef
Chlef Customs officers with the army seized 20.45 kg of treated kif hidden in a car's fuel tank on the East-West Highway on 28 September 2026 and arrested one person; a second check found 95 ecstasy tablets in another car's dashboard.
Chlef Customs officers, working with soldiers of the National People’s Army (ANP), foiled two smuggling attempts on the East-West Highway as part of the fight against organised crime.[1]The operations were carried out by the regional anti-fraud brigade and the mobile brigade of Chlef, according to a statement from the customs directorate’s communication unit.[1]
The checks led to the seizure of 20 kg and 450 g of treated kif (processed cannabis) hidden inside the fuel tank of a passenger car.[1]One person was arrested in that operation.[1]
In the second check, officers seized 95 ecstasy tablets carefully hidden inside the dashboard of another passenger car, and two people were arrested.[1]Legal proceedings were opened in coordination with the competent judicial authorities.[1]
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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.
