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• Tourist’s Viral Video Leads to Arrest in Chefchaouen Harassment Case
  17 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) succeeded in arresting an individual whom a foreign tourist accused of harassment in a video widely circulated on social networks while she was taking photos during a visit to Chefchaouen.
  Technical expertise reveals that the recording and dissemination of this video date back to May 2023. At that time, the tourist was staying in Morocco, and had not filed any complaint about these acts with the police, the DGSN said. (…)

• Tangier Police Arrest Three in Jewelry Store Heist, Recover Stolen Gold
  15 April, by Prince

  The judicial police of Tangier, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), have arrested three individuals for their alleged involvement in the burglary of a jewelry store.
  Aged between 29 and 46, the accused accessed the premises by drilling a hole in the wall of a building adjacent to the store located in the Beni Makada area, before taking away a significant quantity of jewelry.
  The investigation conducted by the judicial police (…)

• Two Arrested for Desecrating Mosque in Tifelt, Morocco While Intoxicated
  14 April, by Sylvanus

  Police officers arrested two individuals who desecrated a mosque located in Tifelt.
  A video showing the desecration of a mosque by two individuals in Tifelt and their exchange of violence was published on social media. After viewing this video, elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) conducted investigations. It appears that this is a criminal case already handled by the regional police station of the city of Tifelt, on April 9, 2025, following the receipt of a (…)

• Drunk Woman Assaults Police in Montauban, France; Eight Officers Injured
  14 April, by Sylvanus

  In Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne), a young heavily intoxicated Moroccan woman and a man were arrested, placed in custody, then in detention after a violent confrontation with police officers during a nighttime intervention in a building. Their trial is expected to open before the Montauban criminal court this Tuesday.
  On Thursday evening, a routine intervention for nighttime disturbance in a building turned into a confrontation. Alerted by residents, officers from the police station arrived (…)

• Viral Videos Spur Rapid Police Response to Rising Crime in Morocco
  14 April, by Sylvanus

  Theft, assaults against people and public property with bladed weapons, and other forms of crime have become commonplace in several Moroccan cities. Thanks to the dissemination of numerous videos on social networks, law enforcement has managed to arrest suspects very quickly.
  The resurgence of these criminal behaviors in the streets requires strengthening security interventions to limit the presence of people who sow disorder in neighborhoods, an active activist in the city of Casablanca (…)

• Moroccan Gendarmerie Busts Livestock Theft Ring, 3 Arrested in Berrechid Province
  10 January 2024, by Prince

  The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Had Soualem in the province of Berrechid dismantled a criminal network specialized in livestock theft during the night of Sunday. In total, three people were arrested.
  The investigation, conducted under the supervision of the regional commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Settat, led to the arrest of the three members of this gang. Aged 26 to 50, they were apprehended near their homes in the Al Asilat douar, Sahel Oulad Ahriz commune, according to (…)

• Moroccan Gendarmes Arrested in Brothel Raid, Sparking Investigation
  23 September 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Berrechid, two gendarmes were arrested in flagrante delicto of debauchery at the home of a famous pimp in the city. They are the subject of an investigation.
  A desire to satisfy his libido ends up at the gendarmerie. On Wednesday, two gendarmes serving in a brigade of the royal gendarmerie of the province of Berrechid went to the home of a famous pimp in the city to spend a drunken night there. On arrival at the premises, they wanted to be discreet by parking the service vehicle in a (…)

• Moroccan Politician’s Son Jailed for Insulting Officer, DUI
  2 December 2021, by Prince

  The president of the commune of Brarha and eldest son of the former mayor of Fez, Naoufal Chabat, has been placed in pre-trial detention for insulting a public official and driving under the influence.
  Naoufal Chabat, the eldest son of the former Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party (PI) and current president of the commune of Brarha in the province of Taza, was placed in pre-trial detention on Wednesday at the local Bourkaiz prison, by the public prosecutor at the court of first (…)

• Foreign Tourist Arrested in Morocco for Attempted Sexual Assault on Minor
  4 January 2023, by Ginette

  The Agadir police arrested on Monday a 66-year-old foreign tourist who allegedly tried to sexually abuse a 14-year-old minor in the restroom of a restaurant.
  According to the daily Al Akhbar, the suspect was caught in the act while committing his crime in the restroom of a restaurant. According to the initial elements of the investigation, the 66-year-old man arrived on vacation in Morocco a week ago. He is said to have lured the minor into the restaurant by offering him lunch.
  He is (…)

• Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Frees Hostages, Dismantles Criminal Network in Khémisset
  8 April, by Prince

  The Royal Gendarmerie dismantled on Sunday a dangerous criminal network that was spreading terror in the locality of Oulmès, Khémisset province.
  The members of this criminal gang, three men and a woman, had taken hostages who were freed by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Khémisset, during a lightning operation, reports Assabah.
  "After a raid carried out in a residence in the locality of Oulmès, in coordination with the gendarmes of the brigades of Tiddas, Oulmès and Maâziz, (…)