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Un policier britannique a décrit l'Algérien Hakim Benmakhlouf (27 ans) comme étant le meilleur voleur qu'il n'a jamais vu! Et pour cause, le voleur professionnel Hakim Benmakhlouf, père de 2 enfants qui mène un train de vie extravagant, est devenu un expert dans l'art de voler les touristes dans les hôtels et restaurants de luxe à Londres. Sa spécialité? Le vol de sacs de luxe coûtant des milliers d'euros ou encore les sacs contenant de grosses sommes d'argent!
Arrêté et emprisonné à plusieurs reprises, Hakim Benmakhlouf a été expulsé de Grande-Bretagne à 2 reprises en 2 ans mais à chaque fois, il trouvait le moyen d'y retourner en moins de 48 heures après avoir encaissé un chèque de 3000 £ pour "retour volontaire"!
Actuellement il est recherché par les poulets britanniques!
Back again: Deported twice but Algerian bag thief saunters in to Britain for the SECOND time in two years
A prolific bag snatcher twice deported from Britain has made a mockery of lax border controls for the second time in two years.
Hakim Benmakhlouf, 27, who has a string of convictions for stealing from rich tourists at five-star hotels and airports, has returned to London only days after being kicked out.
He was first thrown out in July 2007 when, while serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for theft, he was given £3,000 by the Government to be released early and fly home to his native Algeria.
But 24 hours later, he returned to London to continue his one-man crime wave.
He was re-arrested in April last year and jailed for three years the following month after admitting two thefts and asking for five similar offences to be taken into consideration.
But, incredibly, he was released from prison last month after serving just a third of his sentence and deported to his homeland.
Escorted by at least one immigration officer, he was flown back to Algeria at taxpayers' expense - only to return to London a few days later.
Police had no idea he had been freed until he was spotted in central London by two officers two weeks ago.
Immigration officers were alerted that he had slipped into the country again and an inquiry has begun.
Police warned that the father-of-two is almost certainly up to his old tricks again.
A furious Home Office source said: 'This is a major, major embarrassment. This man has made a mockery of our border controls and the criminal justice system.'
Efforts to trace Benmakhlouf were last night focusing on the St John's Wood area of North-West London, where the conman - who is rarely seen in anything but designer clothes - has previously rented luxury flats.
It was there, while drinking coffee at a restaurant near his home, that he was arrested on April 9 last year.
Prosecutor Helen Thomas told Southwark Crown Court in London last May that Benmakhlouf was a 'prolific thief'.
'The defendant targets high class hotels or airports,' she added. 'He targets tourists who are likely to have large amounts of currency and other valuables.'
The former rent boy, who uses 12 aliases, apparently began stealing from his clients to fuel a cocaine habit.
In December 1998, he was sentenced to two months in a young offenders' institution.
He received 15 months in March 1999, a year's probation in December 2000, 21 months in February 2001, 30 months in June 2003, 12 months in August 2003, 18 months in October 2004 and 42 months in December 2005.
Miss Thomas said it was during this sentence that he was handed £3,000 to accept voluntary deportation - only to return.
In October 2007, he was caught on CCTV stealing from guests at the Churchill Intercontinental Hotel in Portman Square, central London.
Benmakhlouf's other audacious thefts included a bag snatch at Madame Tussauds wax museum, where he sprayed his victim with tomato sauce to cause confusion.
Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells, who dealt with Benmakhlouf's case last May, refused to comment on his return to Britain
The UK Border Agency said: 'As soon as we receive intelligence of a foreign lawbreaker in the UK from the police, we will investigate as a matter of urgency.
'We have teams of officers working with police forces up and down the country to track down those with no right to be in Britain.'
source : Dailymail
Hakim Benmakhlouf photographié par une caméra CCTV à Londres.
Arrêté et emprisonné à plusieurs reprises, Hakim Benmakhlouf a été expulsé de Grande-Bretagne à 2 reprises en 2 ans mais à chaque fois, il trouvait le moyen d'y retourner en moins de 48 heures après avoir encaissé un chèque de 3000 £ pour "retour volontaire"!
Actuellement il est recherché par les poulets britanniques!
Back again: Deported twice but Algerian bag thief saunters in to Britain for the SECOND time in two years
A prolific bag snatcher twice deported from Britain has made a mockery of lax border controls for the second time in two years.
Hakim Benmakhlouf, 27, who has a string of convictions for stealing from rich tourists at five-star hotels and airports, has returned to London only days after being kicked out.
He was first thrown out in July 2007 when, while serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for theft, he was given £3,000 by the Government to be released early and fly home to his native Algeria.
But 24 hours later, he returned to London to continue his one-man crime wave.
He was re-arrested in April last year and jailed for three years the following month after admitting two thefts and asking for five similar offences to be taken into consideration.
But, incredibly, he was released from prison last month after serving just a third of his sentence and deported to his homeland.
Escorted by at least one immigration officer, he was flown back to Algeria at taxpayers' expense - only to return to London a few days later.
Police had no idea he had been freed until he was spotted in central London by two officers two weeks ago.
Immigration officers were alerted that he had slipped into the country again and an inquiry has begun.
Police warned that the father-of-two is almost certainly up to his old tricks again.
A furious Home Office source said: 'This is a major, major embarrassment. This man has made a mockery of our border controls and the criminal justice system.'
Efforts to trace Benmakhlouf were last night focusing on the St John's Wood area of North-West London, where the conman - who is rarely seen in anything but designer clothes - has previously rented luxury flats.
It was there, while drinking coffee at a restaurant near his home, that he was arrested on April 9 last year.
Prosecutor Helen Thomas told Southwark Crown Court in London last May that Benmakhlouf was a 'prolific thief'.
'The defendant targets high class hotels or airports,' she added. 'He targets tourists who are likely to have large amounts of currency and other valuables.'
The former rent boy, who uses 12 aliases, apparently began stealing from his clients to fuel a cocaine habit.
In December 1998, he was sentenced to two months in a young offenders' institution.
He received 15 months in March 1999, a year's probation in December 2000, 21 months in February 2001, 30 months in June 2003, 12 months in August 2003, 18 months in October 2004 and 42 months in December 2005.
Miss Thomas said it was during this sentence that he was handed £3,000 to accept voluntary deportation - only to return.
In October 2007, he was caught on CCTV stealing from guests at the Churchill Intercontinental Hotel in Portman Square, central London.
Benmakhlouf's other audacious thefts included a bag snatch at Madame Tussauds wax museum, where he sprayed his victim with tomato sauce to cause confusion.
Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells, who dealt with Benmakhlouf's case last May, refused to comment on his return to Britain
The UK Border Agency said: 'As soon as we receive intelligence of a foreign lawbreaker in the UK from the police, we will investigate as a matter of urgency.
'We have teams of officers working with police forces up and down the country to track down those with no right to be in Britain.'
source : Dailymail
Hakim Benmakhlouf photographié par une caméra CCTV à Londres.
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