Bechar: Over 4 tonnes of refined cannabis seized

Algiers- Over 4 tonnes of refined cannabis, two military weapons, munitions and a mobile satellite phone have been seized in Bechar

Over 4 tonnes of refined cannabis, two military weapons, munitions and a mobile satellite phone have been seized by the Border-Guard units of Oued Rteima, in Bechar province (965-km southwest of Algiers), said Saturday the National Gendarmerie.  The Border-guards of Oued Rteima, lying in ambush, opened fire Friday on convoy of four vehicles of drug traffickers, immobilizing three of them, which have aboard 4,060 kg of refined cannabis, a submachine gun with 19-cartridge clip loaded and a Thuraya satellite phone, the source said. Ennaharonline/ aps

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