US EditionAlgeria Claims to Have Killed Three Moroccan Drug Traffickers Near the Border
5 Articles
5 Articles
On 29 January, the Algerian army announced that it had killed three armed Moroccan drug traffickers and arrested a fourth during an ambush near Béchar, on the Algerian-Moroccan border. The operation looks less like an improvised interception than a net shot based on intelligence.
According to the Algerian Ministry of Defence, during the operation, the security forces seized 74 kilograms of cannabis resin.
According to a statement by the Ministry, the Algerian army seized 174 kg of cannabis resin from Morocco only during the period from 21 to 27 January.
Three armed drug traffickers of Moroccan nationality were killed and another arrested Wednesday evening in an ambush carried out in the Ghenama area of the Béchar province, according to a statement released Thursday by the Ministry of National Defense (MDN). “As part of border security operations and the fight against smuggling and organized crime, and following an ambush carried out in the Ghenama area of the Béchar province in the 3rd Military…
Algiers, 29 Jan (ECS).— Three Moroccan citizens died on Wednesday after being intercepted by Algerian security forces while attempting to illegally cross the country’s western border in the Béchar region, according to the Algerian Ministry of National Defence. According to an official communiqué, the operation took place in the Ghanama area, within the Third Military Region, as part of the missions to protect national borders and combat smugglin…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
