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France's DZ mafia suspected founder captured in Algeria

France's DZ mafia suspected founder captured in Algeria
France 24 Thursday 06 August 2026, 10:00 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. France's DZ mafia suspected founder captured in Algeria France Issued on: Share Mehdi Laribi, one of the suspected founders of DZ mafia, a criminal organization based in Marseille, was arrested in Algeria in late July. The arrest was made public on Wednesday by French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, who hailed Algiers' support and cooperation in combating drug trafficking around the Mediterranean. Story by Laurent Berstecher.
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