Algeria: Robbers Storm a Post Office, in a Hollywood Scene

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 A video broadcast on social networks reveals the scenario of an armed robbery against a post office in the wilaya of Bouira. A scene worthy of an American action movie! Learn all the details this Thursday, April 20, 2023. 

Indeed, images reveal the moments of an armed robbery that took place at the level of the wilaya of Bouira has gone around social networks. In a video broadcast last Wednesday by Ennahar , probably taken by the surveillance video cameras of the place, we see the progress of a robbery against an office of Algeria Post. 

In the images, we see in particular four masked people, at least one of whom was carrying a firearm. The attack occurred a few days ago at the post office of Aghbalou in the Daïra of M’chedallah. The four fled, the same sources added, adding that there were no injuries.  

The National Gendarmerie (GN), seized of the investigation, went on the spot, according to the testimony of the commander Boujenif Ali. The Head of the National Gendarmerie Brigade in M’chedallah said that his services succeeded in dismantling a criminal network involved in this affair. The speaker revealed, at the microphone of the media quoted a little above, the progress of the investigation, carried out by the GN. 

Bouira: arrest of 8 people involved in the robbery of the post office

In this regard, he pointed out that following a report received by the GN, announcing an armed robbery against a post office in Aghbalou. Investigators immediately went to the scene under the supervision of the group leader and began to investigate.

He went on to explain that after the activation of the intelligence unit and the exploitation of scientific expertise. As well as the use of the telephone location map. Suspicious phone numbers have been identified. 

This with the help of members of the special intervention brigade of the National Gendarmerie, we learned from the same sources. The first suspect has been arrested. The latter provided information on some of his accomplices. And this, after confrontation with scientific evidence. This is still what the same spokesperson said. 

According to the GN member, after technical follow-up and information gathering, three other suspects were arrested in Oran. The amounts stolen in national and foreign currency have been recovered, he assured. Additionally, a firearm used in the robbery was recovered.

Robbery of a post office in Bouira: seizure of stolen money

Furthermore, Commander Boujenif added that after the interrogation of the suspects, another accomplice of the gang was arrested in Oran. And this, for having concealed the stolen funds. According to his explanations, the operation led to the arrest of 8 people, the seizure of a luxury car. In addition, a sum of money worth 720 million centimes was thus recovered, he further confided. 

The same official also highlighted the recovery of 484 million cents in national and foreign currency. As well as cell phones and bladed weapons.