30,000 Part Worns Seized in Algeria

Officials within Algiers port customs department have seized 30,000 second hand tyres. According to local news reports, the old tyres were imported from unnamed countries in Europe under “fraudulent custom statements.” The latest operation was reportedly the most important this year. Sources within customs general direction told Algeria’s El Khabar newspaper that regional foreign customs services discovered four containers in the dry-port of Algiers each containing 2600 to 3000 tyres of varying brands and sizes.