President Tebboune vows merciless response to urban violence, death penalty for drug traffickers
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared a "fierce war" against urban violence and organized gangs, promising to protect families. This comes as security services mobilize to combat gang activity. The Ministry of Interior has established a strategic commission to develop a plan against these gangs, which are increasingly using bladed weapons, sabers, and Molotov cocktails. These gangs are directly linked to drug and psychotropic trafficking, affecting all cities and creating a constant threat to the population through conflicts over drug market control. Citizens are using social media to denounce violence, sharing videos and descriptions that assist security services. Footage of interventions by the BRI and gendarmerie on social media highlights the deteriorating situation in neighborhoods where gangs challenge state authority and terrorize residents. President Tebboune emphasized that the penal code and other texts have been revised to provide more effective repression. A key legislative reinforcement is the introduction of the death penalty for drug traffickers for the first time. The President affirmed that security services are fully mobilized in this gang war.
