Toulouse. Two men carry more than 180,000 euros in Algeria
Two couriers were stopped by customs officers at the exit of a toll booth in the Pink City with a large sum of cash inside their vehicle. A total of 183,000 euros were seized in this case.
During their arrest, the duo tried to send a little more than 180,000 euros from Toulouse to Algeria. Customs officers and judicial police investigators arrested them before their delivery.
The two suspects, one of whom is disabled, were indicted “for money laundering”. The first conveyor, 80% disabled and aged 51, was arrested in a family Peugeot with 63,000 euros in cash, which were hidden in a cache.
During his interrogation in police custody, the man explained that he had arrived from Lyon and that mysterious employers had asked him to send the money to Toulouse, the dispatch said. His sidekick was arrested at his home in Toulouse.
The latter bring the money back to Algeria, passing under the radars. During the search of his home, the police seized 120,000 euros. Money whose forties could not explain the origin.
The investigation will determine the source of the 183,000 euros that the duo intended to illegally spend abroad.
Pierre-Jean Gonzalez