Gendarmerie seizes 22 kg of treated kif at Relizane checkpoint, two arrested
Gendarmes at a checkpoint in Relizane seized about 22 kg of treated kif hidden in a vehicle and arrested its owner, then a second suspect. Two cars, phones and cash were also seized; both suspects face the Oued Rhiou prosecutor.
The territorial gendarmerie group of Relizane ran the operation as part of its drive against organised crime and drug trafficking, its communication unit said in a statement sent to the APS press agency.[1]
Gendarmes set up a checkpoint and search post, stopped a suspect vehicle and, searching it thoroughly, found about 22 kg of treated kif carefully concealed inside; the vehicle’s owner was arrested.[1]Further investigation identified and led to the arrest of a second suspect.[1]
The operation also seized two passenger vehicles used in the criminal activity.[1][2]Mobile phones and large sums of money described as proceeds of that activity were taken as well.[1]The two suspects are to be presented to the public prosecutor at the Oued Rhiou court once the legal procedures are complete.[1]
An Aures TV video report on the operation describes the same seizure of about 22 kg of processed kif and the arrest of two suspects.[2]
Photos and video
The two handcuffed suspects behind a table of seized kif packages with a gendarmePhoto details
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.
Algeria's security services seized more than 23 tonnes of cannabis, along with psychotropic tablets and cocaine, in the first six months of 2026, the National Office for the Fight against Drugs and Drug Addiction reported. Its director general gave the figures at a national conference on drugs and road safety in Algiers.
