Gold smuggling case: Appeals trial set for November 10th

The Algiers Judicial Council is scheduled to begin appeal proceedings on November 10th regarding a gold and currency smuggling case involving 12 defendants. The cross-border criminal network operated with the complicity of security personnel stationed at Houari Boumediene International Airport. Charges include money laundering, violation of exchange regulations, and abuse of power. Investigations revealed a sophisticated scheme where gold was smuggled to Turkey to be refashioned with fake markings before being returned to Algeria. Approximately 9.6 kilograms of unstamped gold and various foreign currencies were seized. Previously, the Dar El Beida misdemeanor court handed down sentences reaching up to 10 years of imprisonment for the primary members of the network.