The DGSN announced, via a post on its official Facebook page, that it had arrested an individual suspected of defrauding merchants, using a liquid substance to spray his victims. It is indeed the same person who had made noise on social networks under the pretext that she was scamming traders through hypnosis.
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The suspect was apprehended by the Central Division for the Fight against Organized Crime, with the authorization of the Public Prosecutor near the court of Bir Mourad Rais.
The citizens who are victims of this charlatan are called to lodge a complaint or to testify by presenting himself either to the headquarters of the central authority for the fight against organized crime in Saoulaor at the nearest police station in the territory of the Republic.
The individual was active in several wilayas of the country
The hypnotist had caused major damage in the Algerian capital, having been seen in several districts such as Télémly and Hydra. It seems that he also extended his fraudulent activities to neighboring wilayas after traveling through Algiers.
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Videos of his visit in Tizi Ouzou were widely shared on social media and he is believed to have also acted at Bejaïa. However, traders in Algiers suffered the greatest damage, with no hard evidence to press charges.
All of these traders can go to the security level of their wilaya in order to file a complaint against this individual
