Algeria : network of African counterfeiters and swindlers smashed in Bab Ezzouar district

Judicial sources from the El Harrach court have revealed that a group of counterfeiters and swindlers of African origin have recently been arrested before being brought to justice by the security services.

• These African immigrants of Niger and Malian nationalities were specialised in smuggling, forgery of foreign currency as well as in falsification of official documents.
• During their arrest, the police investigators discovered in a rented villa located in Bab Ezzouar district on the eastern outskirts of Algiers, a large quantity of faked documents, forged Euros and equipment used for the printing of forged identity papers with official seals to boot.
• These counterfeiters have succeeded, within just a few months, in swindling and ripping off a number of credulous Algerian citizens by notably posing as renowned African sportsmen having high level connections.