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France hopes for cooperation with Algeria to tackle DZ Mafia criminal organisation

France24 · · 243 words · By Video by Nicholas RUSHWORTH
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“The French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is visiting Algeria.”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference from France24 and supported by Wikipedia, which identifies Gérald Darmanin as the Minister of Justice.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gérald Moussa Jean Darmanin ([ʒeʁald daʁmanɛ̃] ; born 11 October 1982) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Justice in the successive governments of Prime Ministers François Bayr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gérald_Darmanin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Justice (French: Ministère de la Justice) is a ministerial department of the Government of France, also known in French as la Chancellerie. It is headed by the Minister of Justice, als…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(France)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in France in April 2027, with a second round two weeks later if no candidate secures a majority vote. The election may be held earlier under exceptional…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_French_presidential_elect…
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“The goal is to "work on opening a new chapter in judicial cooperation" with Algiers.”
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The specific quote regarding 'opening a new chapter in judicial cooperation' is reported by News.az (citing Asharq Al-Awsat) and the purpose of the visit is further supported by The Maghreb Times.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdelmadjid Tebboune (Arabic: عَبد الْمَجِيْد تَبُّون, romanized: ʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the president of Algeria since December 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelmadjid_Tebboune
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gérald Moussa Jean Darmanin ([ʒeʁald daʁmanɛ̃] ; born 11 October 1982) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Justice in the successive governments of Prime Ministers François Bayr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gérald_Darmanin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maghrebis or Maghrebians (Arabic: المغاربيون, romanized: al-Maghāribiyyun) are the inhabitants of the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is a modern Arabic term meaning "Westerners", denoting their lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghrebis
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“leaders of the criminal organisation DZ MAFIA are allegedly directing drug trafficking and related violence in France from Algeria.”
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Multiple independent sources (EL PAÍS, OCCRP, and a report on drug trafficking violence) identify the DZ Mafia as a criminal organization involved in drug trafficking and violence in France, with connections to Algeria (DZ being the country code for Algeria).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Organized crime in France is primarily based in major cities in France like Marseille, Grenoble, Paris, and Lyon. It is often referred to in France as grand banditisme or milieu. From the 1900s to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime_in_France
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neo-Nazism comprises all social, political, and militant ideologies and movements that have professed or idealized Nazism, whether in whole or in part, since the end of World War II in 1945. Neo-Nazi …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism
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web search NEUTRAL — Drug trafficking in France has escalated into an “existential threat” to the nation with record cocaine seizures and a rise in contract killings, according to a leaked report by France’s anti-narcotic…
https://www.amren.com/news/2025/08/drug-trafficking-violence…
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