Algeria converts barracks into prison for drug traffickers in the desert

The Algerian presidency announces the creation of a high-security prison for drug traffickers in the Tanezrouft desert.

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The site, nicknamed 'the land of thirst', will house 'drug barons' in extreme conditions.

This measure aims to isolate criminals from urban networks.

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