5 tycoons involved in the smuggling of 85 million Euros through the Algerian eastern borders .

The investigations over the smuggling of 83 million Euros thorough the eastern borders of Algeria in the province of Tebessa, are still underway following the arrest of 4 individuals from the city of Ain Mlila, Oum Al Bouaki, eastern Algeria, while the main convict is still at large, most probably out of the country according to numerous sources.

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• The investigation was launched in the wake of a complaint lodged by the gendarmerie services of the province of Tebessa that asserted that the money was illegally transported through a checkpoint but declared abroad. The sum was transferred to Dubai in two phases.
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• Echourok sources have revealed that the gendarmerie services of the province of Tebessa have treated more than 50 similar cases where barons have tried to smuggle millions of Euros abroad.
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• Similarly, the gendarmerie services of Oum Al Bouaki have foiled an attempt to transfer 1million Euros abroad and another operation in the province of Khenchella wound up with the seizure of 1.2 million Euros due to be smuggled to  Tunisia.
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• By and large, the gross total seizure of smuggled money has reached 5.8 million Euros in less than 5 months.
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• It should be noted that the Algerian authorities have sealed an agreement with their US counterparts with the aim to benefit from the US customs’ experience and know how in the fight against trafficking and money laundry as well as organized crime.
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