Syrians, Barons of Cement smuggled ZDZ 465 billion from Algeria

Reliable sources told Echorouk that the investigating judge at the Court of Bir Mourad Rais in Algiers has heard on Monday the accused in the case of “currency smuggling and money laundering”, in which Syrian nationals are implicated, along with public transporters working in the field of cement in Algeria.

According e to Echorouk sources, the investigating judge have heard seven defendants on Monday, three of them came from Médéa and another one from Bouira, and who work as public transporters in cement, as well as another defendant, who is an accountant for two Syrian nationals, who are accused and are still wanted under an international arrest warrant, as the list of those involved in the file is still open until the completion of all investigations in the case.

Investigating judge in charge of the case ordered to put one of the defendants under judicial control, while the hearing still continued for the rest of the six defendants, to be interrogated on charges of organizing a criminal gang, smuggling and money laundering.

Data available to Echorouk, the issue is considered among the largest corruption cases, that are under investigation by Gendarmerie in Algeria, and that have been discovered over a year ago, under the fight against corruption and bribery in Bab Djedid in Algiers, as the matter is related to operations of smuggling hard currency largely and money laundering, in which transporters and cement barons in Algeria are implicated, along with businessmen from Syria, as they were charged of misdemeanors and the smuggling of hard currency from abroad, and money laundering, forgery and use of forged and tax evasion, and the organization of criminal gangs.