Who is DZ Mafia drug lord Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' who was arrested in Algeria?

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Le Monde Englishseen 6 Aug, 08:20headline rewritten
~~Who is DZ Mafia leader Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' arrested in Algeria?~~Who is DZ Mafia drug gang leader Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' who was arrested in Algeria?
Le Monde Englishseen 6 Aug, 10:21headline rewritten
~~Who is DZ Mafia drug gang leader Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' who was arrested in Algeria?~~Who is DZ Mafia drug lord Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' who was arrested in Algeria?

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5 Aug, 16:57over 8 hours6 Aug, 00:32

Wed, 5 August 2026
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- Le Figaro (France)16:57first to report
  D’acteur de cinéma à chef présumé de la DZ Mafia : le sombre destin de Mehdi Laribi, un narcotrafiquant « ultradangereux »
  PORTRAIT - Interpellé en Algérie fin juillet, Mehdi Laribi a gravi très jeune les échelons de la criminalité organisée. À 36 ans, le Marseillais est considéré comme l’un des narcotrafiquants les plus puissants de France.
Thu, 6 August 2026
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- Le Monde English00:32edited after publishing ×2
  Who is DZ Mafia drug lord Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' who was arrested in Algeria?
  previously~~Who is DZ Mafia drug gang leader Mehdi Laribi, aka 'Tic,' who was arrested in Algeria?~~
  The 36-year-old French-Algerian drug trafficker, born in Marseille, was arrested under a French arrest warrant on July 20, amid a context of renewed judicial cooperation between Paris and Algiers.