Algeria court starts hearing international drug dealers’ network

A court in Oran (western Algeria) will Sunday rule on one of the biggest the drug trafficking case involving 14 individuals accused of being part of a national and international network.

• After three months of serious and intense investigations carried out by the  Oran security forces, the so called “ Kada the Emperor “  ( 46) was arrested and some 22 quintals of cocaine set to be smuggled towards Italy and Malta was seized at the port of Sennia in 2007.
• According to sources, renowned businessmen from Algiers, Blida and Batna are involved in this network one of them owns a construction company, and another one has a meat packing company.
• The inquiry revealed that the smuggled quantity was passé through the western borders to be transported to the eastern ones through Oran in order to reach italy and Malta.