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Update: Saturday, 15 May 2010    

A narcotic smuggling network masterminds arrested A narcotic smuggling network masterminds arrested

21 quintals of kif confiscated
Saturday Jul 07 2007.

Judiciary police and provincial counter narcotic smuggling services in Oran inquiries resulted in the confiscation of 21.8 quintals of treated kif in addition to the dismantling of a narcotic smuggling network and unveiling its masterminds




including two drug barons from Oran and three famous businessmen in Algiers and Blida and another one in Batna wilaya.

Essadikia Court in Oran examining magistrate ordered to remand five persons under custody and issued warrants of arrest against five runaways indicted with the smuggling of 2180 kilograms of drugs to Italy and Malta confiscated by the judiciary police services Wednesday June 27th in Oran.

The examining magistrate charged them with international drug smuggling, criminal network constitution, weapons with a blade acquisition, and money fraud, well informed sources told El Khabar.

To recall, the operation is the second in Algeria after customs services confiscated 8 billion centimes 20 quintals of kif later in December in Tindouf wilaya located in the western borders with Morocco.

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