First statement by the French Minister of Justice after being received by President Tebboune. Copy link

Algeria News Portal: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received French Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Gérald Darmanin, on Monday, accompanied by the French Ambassador to Algeria, Stéphane Romatet, according to a statement from the Algerian Presidency.

🛑 #قصر_المرادية:
🛑الرئيس الجزائري 🇩🇿عبد المجيد #تبون، يستقبل، حافظ الأختام وزير العدل للجمهورية الفرنسية 🇫🇷 جيرالد دارمانان، مرفوقا بالسفير الفرنسي بالجزائر، ستيفان روماتيه.
🛑حضر اللقاء إبراهيم مراد وزير دولة مكلف بالمفتشية العامة لمصالح الدولة والجماعات المحلية، أحمد عطاف… pic.twitter.com/OVmZSOOCcz

— بوابة الجزائر – Algeria Gate (@algatedz) May 18, 2026

The meeting was also attended by Ibrahim Mourad, Minister of State in charge of the General Inspectorate of State Services and Local Authorities; Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the National Community Abroad, and African Affairs; Lotfi Boudjemaa, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals; and Amar Abba, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Diplomatic Affairs.

Algeria News Portal:To combat organized crime and drug trafficking, Algerian Army security services in Ouargla cooperated with customs officials to break up a gang of organized criminals involved in the illegal drug trafficking of psychotropic substances, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense of Algeria.

🛑وزارة الدفاع الجزائرية 🇩🇿بيان: محاربة الجريمة المنظمة / تفكيك نشاط شبكة إجرامية منظمة بالناحية العسكرية الرابعة.

تمكنت ليلة أمس 17 ماي 2026، فرق مصالح أمن الجيش بورقلة بالتنسيق مع مصالح الجمارك، من تفكيك نشاط شبكة إجرامية منظمة مختصة في الإتجار غير المشروع بالمؤثرات العقلية.… pic.twitter.com/twwagWL21U

— بوابة الجزائر – Algeria Gate (@algatedz) May 18, 2026

The statement said the operation led to the arrest of one person and the seizure of a semi-trailer truck containing a large number of hallucinogenic tablets. This truck was loaded with 658,462 tablets of the 300mg pregabalin type, a day scope, and a mobile phone.

The operation’s success proves how alert and prepared the units of the People’s National Army are in dealing with such threats that endanger the safety and security of the people.

Algeria News Portal: Lotfi Boujemaa, Algeria’s Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, welcomed Gérald Darmanin, Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice of the French Republic, and his delegation at the Ministry of Justice. Senior officials at the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also in attendance, said the Algerian Ministry of Justice.

يحدث الٱن: وزير العدل الجزائري 🇩🇿 #لطفي_بوجمعة يجري مباحثات مع نظيره الفرنسي 🇫🇷 #جيرالد_دارمانان بمقر وزارة العدل pic.twitter.com/0a7N57km7I

— بوابة الجزائر – Algeria Gate (@algatedz) May 18, 2026

According to this source, “bilateral talks took place with delegations from both countries. During these talks, the current status of bilateral cooperation between the two Ministries of Justice in the legal and judicial domains was discussed, as well as how to strengthen it.”

The same source added that these bilateral talks were followed later that same day by a working session of the judges of the visiting minister and their Algerian counterparts to examine bilateral judicial cooperation issues.

The French Minister of Justice’s trip to Algeria hinges on talks involving what the French Ministry of Justice calls “delicate” subjects. They characterize the trip as beginning a new phase of Paris-Algiers judicial negotiations.

The same source states that these talks will center on a number of key concerns, notably, the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking, judicial cooperation in the global war on terrorism, the combating of cross-border economic and financial crimes, and the take on unresolved cases of “dirty money.”

Le ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux, #Lotfi_Boudjemaa, a reçu à #Alger 🇩🇿, son homologue français 🇫🇷 , #Gérald_Darmanin.

Le ministre français de la Justice effectue une visite de travail en #Algérie.
L’audience s’est déroulée au siège du ministère de la Justice. pic.twitter.com/SoD4REvJqm

— بوابة الجزائر – Algeria Gate (@algatedz) May 18, 2026