An international arms trafficking network was recently dismantled in Constantine, east of Algiers, local media reported on Saturday. | A French national, two Tunisians and 24 Algerians implicated in this affair have been put into prison, whereas 14 other members of this network including a French national escaped. |
A French national, two Tunisians and 24 Algerians implicated in this affair have been put into prison, whereas 14 other members of this network including a French national escaped. According to preliminary investigation, the arrested French national planned to transport the arms in the camping-coach and the Tunisians were identified as the network's financiers. The investigation also revealed that the network had already put between 50 and 60 rifles into the market of eastern Algeria in November 2006, according to the daily.