صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Algeria –Security and judicial investigations in Algeria revealed the details of an organized criminal network involved in smuggling large quantities of gold and money towards Turkey, through complex concealment methods and suspected collusion with some airport workers, in a case expected to be heard by the Casablanca CourtIn Algiers.
According to investigation data, the case dates back to February 2025, after border police services at Houari Boumediene International Airport arrested a traveler who was preparing to travel to Istanbul, and he was found in possession of approximately9.59 kilograms of goldHidden inside a medical belt, sneakers and his clothes, along with unauthorized sums of money in various foreign currencies.
Investigations showed that the main accused, a jewelery merchant, confessed to the practice of smuggling gold to Turkey for years, where he collected used gold, re-melted it and turned it into bullion before transporting it to specialized workshops in Istanbul to re-manufacture it in the form of jewelry, then bringing it back to Algeria through illegal means to display it in the local markets.
Investigations also revealed the involvement of a number of people in smuggling operations, as the accused admitted to transporting quantities of gold belonging to other merchants in exchange for financial commissions, within the framework of an organized network active between Algeria and Turkey.
According to the judicial file, the investigations extended to suspicion of the complicity of a security personnel working at the airport, as he was suspected of facilitating the passage of gold and money through the checkpoints in exchange for sums of money, by delivering the shipments inside the airport facilities before the passengers boarded the plane.
The data indicated that the gold was transported to specialized workshops in Turkey for remanufacturing, before being smuggled again to Algeria through irregular routes, while those involved adopted multiple means to hide the source of the jewelry before putting it on the market.
It is expected that the defendants will appear before the Casablanca Court in Algiers to be prosecuted on charges related to gold smuggling, money laundering, violating exchange and capital movement legislation, and exploiting facilities related to professional activity, in addition to other charges related to organized crime.
Source:“My press”
