{"id":47008,"date":"2026-01-15T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=47008"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:02:14","slug":"currency-seizure-at-batna-airport-thwarts-smuggling-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=47008","title":{"rendered":"Currency Seizure at Batna Airport Thwarts Smuggling Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Batna, Algeria<\/strong> \u2013 Customs officials at Mostefa Ben Boulaid International Airport in Batna have intercepted a significant amount of foreign currency, preventing a potential smuggling operation. The seizure took place during a routine inspection of an international flight on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released by the General Directorate of Customs, authorities discovered two individuals attempting to smuggle a total of 34,060 Euros and 4,110 Saudi Riyals. The currency was reportedly concealed, though specific details of the concealment were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><em>The individuals involved are currently under investigation,<\/em> and the seized currency has been confiscated. This operation underscores the ongoing vigilance of Algerian customs officials in their efforts to combat illegal financial activities and enforce the nation&#8217;s currency regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The General Directorate of Customs reiterated its commitment to strictly applying all relevant laws and regulations to prevent the illicit transfer of funds across Algeria&#8217;s borders. This incident serves as a reminder of the continuous efforts being made to safeguard the national economy and maintain financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not released any further information regarding the identities of the individuals involved or their intended destination for the smuggled currency. The investigation remains active.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Batna, Algeria \u2013 Customs officials at Mostefa Ben Boulaid International Airport in Batna have intercepted a significant amount of foreign currency, preventing a potential smuggling operation. The seizure took place during a routine inspection of an international flight on Thursda&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47010,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47008\/revisions\/47010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}