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Visa trafficking case in Algiers

The wife of a former Spanish chancellor reportedly acquired property in Algiers in a visa trafficking case, which she denies.

4 articles from 9 November to 10 November 2026 · 🇩🇿 Algeria

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🇩🇿 AlgeriaPolitics10 Nov 2026

Algiers visa scam: wife contests Spanish accusations

According to Spanish police, the wife of a former deputy head of the Spanish consulate in Algiers reportedly acquired six properties in Algiers for 120 million dinars, or about €784,000. The defence contests these accusations and requests a letter rogatory to Algeria, according to Maghreb Emergent.

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  1. Tuesday, 10 November 2026

    • Algiers visa scam: wife contests Spanish accusations

      According to Spanish police, the wife of a former deputy head of the Spanish consulate in Algiers reportedly acquired six properties in Algiers for 120 million dinars, or about €784,000. The defence contests these accusations and requests a letter rogatory to Algeria, according to Maghreb Emergent.

      🇩🇿 Algeria · 09:30

  2. Monday, 9 November 2026

    • Visa trafficking: 120 million dinars invested in Algiers

      Spanish investigators identified at least 120 million dinars invested in property in Algiers in the visa trafficking case at the Spanish consulate. Several people and TLS Contact are implicated in the case, in which investigators suspect a system of visas sold for up to 25,000 euros per family, according to The Objective.

      🇩🇿 Algeria · 18:07

    • Visa trafficking: six properties acquired in Algiers between 2016 and 2021

      Spanish investigators say they have identified at least six properties acquired in Algiers between 2016 and 2021, for a total of 120 million dinars, in an investigation into alleged visa trafficking at the Spanish consulate. The findings are contained in a police report sent to judge María Tardón, according to The Objective.

      🇩🇿 Algeria · 15:47

    • Wife of former Spanish chancellor 'bought 120 million dinars in Algiers'

      The Spanish police say they hold evidence of the purchase of at least six properties in Algiers between 2016 and 2021 by Amina Nessrine Beljoudi, wife of Vicente Moreno, former number two at the Spanish consulate general, for 120 million dinars, or about 784,000 euros, according to a report submitted to judge María Tardón. She denies owning property in Algeria and having worked for BLS. Six people are implicated in this investigation into an alleged Schengen visa trafficking ring.

      🇩🇿 Algeria · 09:32

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