Smuggler Killed, Three Others Arrested, and 46.5 kg of Cocaine Seized in Tamanrasset

As part of efforts to secure the national borders and combat smuggling barons and drug dealers, units of the People's National Army (ANP) killed one smuggler and arrested three others yesterday, Friday, November 13, 2026, in the Tamanrasset Military Sector of the Sixth Military Region.
According to information from the Ministry of National Defense, the operation, carried out through the optimal use of intelligence, resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of hard drugs (cocaine), estimated at 46.5 kilograms, loaded on board three vehicles.
A motorcycle and mobile phones, suspected of being used in the criminal activity, were also seized.
These field results confirm the determination and resolve of the People's National Army units to continue confronting criminal networks and all forms of smuggling and organized crime, and to protect the national borders.

Omar Tadrist