صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Algeria – The huge quantities of psychotropic substances that were recently seized in Algeria reopen the debate about the extent of the authorities’ ability to contain the growth of drug smuggling and trafficking networks, after only two security operations revealed the seizure of more than 258 thousand capsules of the highly dangerous hallucinogenic substance “Pregabalin.”
These numbers cause widespread shock, not only because of the size of the seizures, but also because they reflect the size of the quantities that are able to reach internal markets before falling into the hands of the security services. Observers believe that the spread of this type of poison among Algerian youth has become a worrying indicator of the expanding influence of psychotropic substance trafficking networks and their ability to exploit various routes to transport and distribute these substances.
In the state of Bashar, more than 238,000 hallucinogenic capsules were seized, while the security services in Khenchela arrested a person who was transporting about 19,500 capsules on board a vehicle coming from the south to the north, in a scene that reflects the magnitude of the security challenges associated with combating this profitable trade.
Observers are raising increasing questions about the reasons that allow such huge quantities to flow into Algeria, and about the effectiveness of current measures in confronting smuggling networks that seem capable of constantly developing their methods despite the ongoing security campaigns.
The seriousness of the phenomenon goes beyond the security aspect and extends to the social and health dimension, as psychotropic substances have become one of the most prominent threats facing the youth group, due to the effects they cause associated with addiction, deviance, violence, and family disintegration, which portends heavy repercussions on society in the future.
These facts confirm that the seizure of more than a quarter of a million hallucinogenic capsules in only two operations does not merely represent a security success, but at the same time reveals the extent of the crisis that Algeria faces in its war against drugs and psychotropic substances, and puts the issue of youth protection before a real test that requires more effective and comprehensive solutions.
Source: “My press”
