An international smuggling networking arrested in Algeria

The Algerian national security forces have recently arrested in Ein Qazzam area in the Far southern part of Algeria some 52 persons including 37 Pakistani, 11 Algerians, one from Nigeria, one from Gambia and two from Nigeria who work within the framework of an international network, specialized in counterfeiting, smuggling of persons and illegal migration of Pakistani people to Spain through Algeria a and then Morocco.

The two Algerian dailies al-Bilaad and al-Shaab issued on Monday quoted Algerian security sources as saying that preliminary investigations revealed that this network smuggles Pakistanis as from Kashmir of India where a specialized agency is working to provide them with visas from Niger's consulate in Pakistan for sums ranging between 1,000 and 1500 USD per person and transport them to Niami airport where they will be received by two Nigerians and one Pakistani to provide them and facilitate their transportation through the Algerian borders where, again, three Algerians, professionals in illegal transportation transport them to Morocco and then another gang will transport them to Spain.

The arrested men were brought before the justice which decided to jail 50 of them and released, temporarily, two Algerians.