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Since the end of May, the history of the Algerian drug trade has taken on a new dimension. In a container, 701kg of pure cocaine, never seen. The army, on intelligence of the Spanish secret services, has just boarded a boat. Unheard of, again: the police are totally removed.
" And in addition the boss of the police the all-powerful leader Abdelghani Hamel is dismissed bluntly ", adds the editorialist of TV5Monde Slimane Zeghidour . " So there is something that goes beyond a classic narcotrafic affair ."
Let's recap: the Vega Mercury boat comes from Brazil, with meat destined for the Algerian market; he stops at Valencia in Spain, the Algerian army stops him off Oran. The containers are intended for a sulphurous man: Kamel Chikhi, nicknamed "The Butcher".
A man with impressive ramifications in political circles. The case becomes earthquake, 10 months of the presidential election, as our correspondent in Algeria, Khaled Drareni said.
" Kamel the butcher is very close with many politicians and officials … It is not just him who has been arrested, but also the son of a former prime minister, the driver of the former chief of police, other political and military officials and even judges and magistrates. "
For him," President Bouteflika-presumably a candidate for his realection-and his entourage do not want problems, that's why they cleaned up around them. "
But the drug itself is a question: cocaine is extremely rare in this country. For Slimane Zeghidour, "e would be dedicated to other objectives, including the financing of the purchase of arms.It is the rumor agitated by various official and unofficial commentators … "
A form of omerta reigns over this "cocainegate", as it is nicknamed in Algeria. The powder still holds many secrets …
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