Arrest

Articles

• Police Officer Critically Wounded in Azemmour Arrest; Two Suspects Detained
  14 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Judicial Police Brigade of the Azemmour police station proceeded to arrest two individuals, one of whom is a repeat offender. They are suspected of being involved in a case of attempted murder of a police officer in the exercise of his duties, public drunkenness and intentional injury.
  The arrest of the two suspects, aged 22 and 24, was not an easy task for the Judicial Police Brigade. In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) recounted the facts. (…)

• Moroccan Ex-Official Sentenced to 7 Years in $1.7 Billion Corruption Case
  5 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Highlighted by justice in the so-called "17 billion" case, Zine El Abidine Houass knows what to expect since this Monday. Indeed, the former President of the Commune of Had Soualem is sentenced to 7 years in prison, for several charges that have been brought against him.
  The incredible "17 billion" case has fueled endless controversies that the verdict handed down by justice will try to silence. In this case, several charges were brought against the former Istiqlal deputy, namely (…)

• Police Officer Fires Weapon During Arrest of Six in Kenitra, Morocco
  7 May 2020, by Ginette

  A police inspector was forced to use his service weapon after six individuals violated the state of health emergency in Kenitra. At least, this is what the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) claims.
  It all started with an intervention to arrest the six defendants "for exchange of blows and injuries" using bladed weapons in the Al Wahda neighborhood. According to a statement from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), once on the scene, the police elements were (…)

• Moroccan Driver Arrested in Spain After High-Speed Chase Yields 62 Kilos of Hashish
  6 June 2021, by Prince

  The defendant, who was driving in the wrong direction on a street in the Juncaril industrial area to try to escape the Civil Guard agents, collided with a delivery van. With the car now unusable, he continued on foot, reports Granada Hoy.
  The Moroccan was finally apprehended by the Civil Guard agents who had deployed in the area, searching for him. The search of the vehicle he was driving allowed the seizure of several bags containing 62.7 kilos of hashish hidden in the trunk.
  The (…)

• Moroccan Security Forces Thwart Migrant Attempt to Cross Melilla Border Fence
  18 October 2022, by Ginette

  A new attempt to storm the metal fence of Melilla was thwarted by the authorities of Nador who arrested 25 migrants in the forest of Mount Gourougou. These are mainly illegal migrants of Sudanese and Chadian origin.
  The Moroccan Association of Human Rights (Nador section) told the Spanish news agency EFE that this wave of arrests took place after violent clashes between these migrants who were camping in this forest and the security forces.
  The authorities fear that up to 5,000 migrants (…)

• Squatter Rents Out Moroccan Expat’s Abandoned Home in Casablanca
  27 June 2019, by Amine

  A man was referred to the judge for having used and then rented a house belonging to a Moroccan resident in Germany, and also for having illegally obtained water and electricity. This Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) had been away for a long time so she was no longer expected.
  A man is said to have learned that an apartment in Casablanca, in the Salmia district, was empty. He took his wife to live there and paid a specialist to allow him to have water and electricity, through means not (…)

• Moroccan Expat Arrested at Ceuta Border with $92,000 Worth of Hidden Drugs
  27 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Worth 920,000 DH, this drug was transported in the vehicle belonging to a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE). To deceive the vigilance of the security forces, this package was carefully hidden in the ceiling of the car.
  Thanks to the thorough search of the elements of the Joint Brigade of the General Directorate of National Security and the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration, the drugs were found and confiscated.
  As for the MRE, he was handed over to the Prefectural Brigade of the (…)

• Major Drug Bust: 1.6 Tons of Cannabis Seized in Franco-Spanish Police Operation
  5 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  An investigation jointly conducted by Moroccan and Spanish police led, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Béziers, in the Hérault, to the seizure of 1.6 tons of cannabis resin and the arrest of 6 people, all members of the same family clan.
  Moroccan and Spanish police made a spectacular discovery! An important logistics platform for narcotic products near Béziers, describes France Tv Info, which mentions an enormous seizure: 1.6 tons of cannabis resin, estimated at nearly 6 million euros! (…)

• Spanish Man Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Child Exploitation in Internet Cafe
  11 September 2019, by Kamal

  A Spanish national was arrested on Sunday, September 8, by the judicial police services in the city of El Hajeb, for his alleged involvement in a case of pedophilia.
  According to the Spanish news agency, EFE, the 51-year-old individual was arrested in flagrante delicto in an internet cafe in El Hajeb while showing obscene scenes to an 11-year-old child.
  Alerted by the manager of the internet cafe, who had witnessed the scene, the police services went to the scene and arrested the (…)

• Moroccan Customs Seize 6 Tons of Smuggled Clothing in Record Bust
  27 October 2019, by Ginette

  It was in the night of October 23 to 24, around 3 a.m., that elements of the BND took a tanker truck on the trail from the city of Tiflet. Arrived at the Bouznika toll booth, it was subjected to a thorough check.
  And, in a press release, the ADII explained that it was upon opening a door fitted under the junction device of the tractor and the tank that 100 bales containing 60 kilos each of smuggled clothing items were discovered.
  According to the press release, the success of this (…)