Seizure of half a million hallucinogenic tablets, worth more than 40 billion centimes, in Setif – El Hewar Algeria

This week, the Central Agency for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking of the General Directorate of National Security managed to overthrow an organized criminal network specialized in illegal trafficking in psychotropic substances, and seized more than half a million Pregabalin capsules.

The operation came, after exploiting information received about the existence of a huge load of psychotropic substances that will be diverted from the south of the country to its north, and thanks to the extensive investigations undertaken by SCLTIS investigators, under the supervision of the competent prosecution, it enabled the detection of the criminal plot of the network, which used a truck with a tank for transporting cement powder Camouflage for the purpose of passing this shipment of psychotropic substances.

After tracking this truck carefully throughout its route to the city of Ain Oullmane (Setif), the authorities managed to arrest two people from the network (hailing from the province of Setif) who were on board, and seize a large shipment of psychotropic substances estimated at (513810) pregabalin capsules of foreign origin. , hidden inside the tank.

In-depth investigations with the detainees confirmed that the cargo was transferred from the province of Ouargla to the province of Setif, to be promoted at the level of the eastern provinces of the country, which would have earned the perpetrators more than 40 billion centimeters after its promotion.

The two suspects were brought before the specialized criminal pole in Constantine, for the crimes of import, shipment, transport by transit, possession, storage and placement for illegal sale of psychotropic substances, smuggling using means of transportation of a degree of danger that threatens public security and health, money laundering, within the framework of an international criminal group An organization specialized in illicit trafficking in psychotropic substances.

For reference, this specific operation comes only two months after the operation that was handled by the same interest on the eve of Ramadan 2023, which resulted in the seizure of more than one million and 200 thousand hallucinogenic tablets.