Ahmad 
The Algerian authorities were able to dismantle a criminal network consisting of four people, including a foreign national, who were active in international smuggling and trading in precious stones and precious metals.
According to a statement by the Algerian Communications and Press Cell, investigations conducted by the mobile squad of the judicial police in Hammamet, affiliated with the security of the administrative district of Bab El Oued in the state of Algiers, resulted in the arrest of members of the network in the act, and the seizure and recovery of 30 billion centimes worth of precious stones and precious metals.
The authorities recovered precious metals in various shapes and sizes, including diamonds and gold, in addition to antique coins of historical value, stone and metal pieces, and statues.
Tools used to detect precious stones and metals, and a sum of money estimated at 293 million centimes, were seized, according to the statement.
The statement explained that the suspects were handed over to the competent regional prosecutor on charges related to money laundering within the framework of an organized criminal group and smuggling and concealing cultural property.
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