{"id":24533,"date":"2025-11-21T13:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=24533"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:12:00","slug":"khenchela-woman-arrested-20kg-of-cannabis-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=24533","title":{"rendered":"Khenchela: Woman Arrested, 20kg of Cannabis Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Khenchela, Algeria \u2013<\/strong> Authorities in Khenchela have seized a significant quantity of cannabis and apprehended a woman in connection with drug trafficking, DZWatch has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The operation, conducted by the Mobile Squad of the Judicial Police in Khenchela, resulted in the confiscation of approximately 20 kilograms of cannabis resin. According to a statement released by law enforcement officials, the seizure occurred following a targeted intervention based on credible intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>During the operation, officers intercepted a passenger vehicle carrying two individuals: a man, 35, and a woman, 38. A thorough search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 180 slabs of cannabis resin, totaling around 20 kilograms. In addition to the drugs, police also recovered a sum of money in Algerian dinars, suspected to be proceeds from drug sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation demonstrates our continued commitment to combatting drug trafficking in the region,\u201d stated a police spokesperson. \u201cWe will continue to pursue those involved in these illegal activities and bring them to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two individuals are now facing criminal charges. Two separate case files have been prepared and will be presented to the local prosecutor&#8217;s office for further legal action. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are exploring potential links to larger drug trafficking networks.<\/p>\n<p>The successful operation underscores the effectiveness of intelligence-led policing and the dedication of law enforcement in Khenchela to maintaining public safety and security. <em>DZWatch will continue to provide updates on this developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khenchela, Algeria \u2013 Authorities in Khenchela have seized a significant quantity of cannabis and apprehended a woman in connection with drug trafficking, DZWatch has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The operation, conducted by the Mobile Squad of the Judicial Police in Khenchela, resulted in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24535,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24533\/revisions\/24535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}