Designer watch thief wants to return to Algeria

An illegal immigrant who tried to steal watches worth more than £1m said today (tues) he just wants to return to Algeria ‘as soon as possible.’ Ahsan Medjahed, 23, along with fellow Algerian Karim Boukerb, 24, targeted Zain Butt for his £150,000 Richard Mille timepiece near Harrods in Knightsbridge, last October 5. Boukerb was heard urging two accomplices to ‘grab the watch’ before making good their escape and the timepiece has never been recovered. Medjahed also grabbed a Louis Vuitton…

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