Customs and army seize 211 kg of treated kif in Oran; seven arrested
Algeria's Oran extérieur mobile customs brigade, backed by an army detachment, seized 211.066 kg of treated kif, five cars, two motorcycles, 320,000 dinars and 1,750 euros, and arrested seven people. The customs service said the seven were handed over to the justice system and brought before the public prosecutor at the Oran court.
Algeria’s mobile customs brigade of the Oran extérieur divisional customs
inspectorate, working with a detachment of the National People’s Army (ANP),
seized211.066 kg of treated kif in Oran and arrested seven people.[1][2][3]The
figures came in a statement from the General Directorate of Customs.[1]
The operation also recovered 320,000 dinars and 1,750 euros in cash, according
to the customs statement.[1][2][3]Officers seized five passenger cars and two
motorcycles the suspects had used.[1]The customs statement placed the seven
suspects at the disposal of the justice system.[1]
After the usual procedures, the seven arrested people were brought before the
public prosecutor at the Oran court to answer for the alleged offences.[1][2][3]Echorouk Online, Algeria’s daily Echorouk, reported the same customs operation
in Arabic, with 211.066 kg, seven arrests, five cars, two motorcycles, 320,000
dinars and 1,750 euros.[4]
The customs service described the operation as part of its drive against
smuggling in all its forms and organised crime.[1]
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Treated kif from the Oran operation, in the lead photograph published with the customs statement; no credit given.Photo details
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Source: HorizonsLead photograph published with the APS dispatch on the Oran customs seizure; it carries only the file-name caption "aps" and no credit, so it is not confirmed to show the seized kif.Photo details
Neither report gives the day of the operation; 7 November 2026 is the publication date of both accounts and is used as the incident date.
The customs statement does not say where in Oran the seizure took place or how the treated kif was being carried.
The authorities do not say where the cash was found or whether the 1,750 euros and 320,000 dinars belong to the same suspect group.
No charges were named and no court outcome was reported for the seven suspects.
Both accounts reproduce the same General Directorate of Customs statement, so they are not independent reporting; no statement page on the customs service's own site could be opened.
The lead photograph is published with the article, but no caption or credit establishes which seizure it shows.
Left out agencies, as its quotation was not found in الشروق أونلاين.
The APS dispatch gives no separate date for the operation; 7 November 2026 is its publication date.
L'express DZ reproduces the same General Directorate of Customs communiqué as the outlets already cited, so it is not independent reporting of the operation.
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.
