Gendarmerie dismantles armed extortion gang in Djibouti City
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ADI
Illustrative image · JACLOU-DL · Pixabay · Licence PixabayThe National Gendarmerie has dismantled an alleged extortion gang that threatened its victims with firearms and bladed weapons in the PK12, PK13, Nagad and Barwaqo 2 districts. Several knives and one firearm were seized, and the suspects were remanded in custody at Gabode civil prison, according to ADI.
The Djiboutian National Gendarmerie has dismantled an alleged organised gang specialising in extortion under the threat of firearms and bladed weapons, on the outskirts of Djibouti City. The joint operation led to several arrests, according to the Gendarmerie.
Three units took part in the operation: the PK12 Nord Territorial Brigade, the Road Safety Squadron (ESR) and the Investigation and Documentation Section (SRD), which specialises in complex judicial inquiries. According to the Gendarmerie, the gang operated in the PK12, PK13, Nagad and Barwaqo 2 districts, threatening its victims with weapons to extort money or goods. Several knives and one firearm, without magazine or ammunition, were seized. The suspects were brought before the courts, placed under detention warrant and remanded in custody at Gabode civil prison.
