Smuggling attempt of 307 quintals of barley foiled in Algeria

The National Gendarmerie forces foiled an attempt to smuggle 307 quintals of barley in El Oued province (south-east of Algeria), lieutenant-colonel said Monday.

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• In presentation of the Gendarmerie’s activities assessment in El Oued, the lieutenant-colonel said 4 trucks loaded with barley intended to black market were seized in the first two weeks of December.
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• Previously, the Gendarmerie forces foiled a smuggling attempt of 10,118 bottles of wine including 3,266 bottles of red wine and 1,463 bottles of beer.
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• The same forces found 4.5 kg of drugs inside a cemetery in el Oued while a network of 4 persons was dismantled, according to the same source.
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• El Oued is located 620 km south east of Algiers near the Tunisian border. It lies about 20 kilometres south of Guemar Airport.