Gaddafi’s son tries to smuggle weapons and jewels to Algeria
A number of residents in the Libyan bordering town of Ghdames arrested a car loaded with huge amounts of jewels on its way to Algeria, Echorouk has learnt.
- The car is a Toyota land cruiser. It carried four masked men. They were on their way to the Algerian borders through the crossing point of Dabdab in the province of Illizi (south of Algiers), sources said.
- They admitted that they belong to the militias of Libyan leader Gaddafi’s son Khamis. Three of them come from Libya and another one from Sudan. They planned to smuggle more than $5 million-jewels. The car contained many pieces of light arms.
- Libyan soldiers and policemen continue coming to Algeria. They say they had to leave their places and come to the country because they refused to obey orders to shoot protesters.
- According to them, officers who obey those orders get bonuses and promotion. Those who do not implement the instructions will be jailed and introduced to military justice for civil disobedience.
- Official sources say the number of Libyan soldiers and policemen who are in the crossing point is estimated at more than 100.