Arrest

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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 (…)

• Morocco Arrests Teacher for Online Threats Against Foreign Volunteers
  7 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  A primary school teacher was arrested on the evening of Monday, August 5, 2019, in Taroudant, by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police, in a case of advocacy of terrorist acts and incitement to commit them.
  The defendant posted a Facebook post in which he praised dangerous criminal acts against foreign tourists doing volunteer work in Morocco and incited them. Immediately, the National Brigade of the Judicial Police, in close coordination with the services of the Directorate General (…)

• Canal+ Fraud Ring Busted: French Police Arrest Suspect Linked to Moroccan Hacking Network
  7 June 2023, by Prince

  A young man in his twenties, suspected of being involved in a vast network of subscription fraud to encrypted television channels, was arrested by the research brigade of the Saint-Brieuc company. The head of the network resides in Morocco.
  The young man was arrested on January 10, 2023 in a small house, in the commune of Plédran (22). Placed in custody, he admits to selling subscriptions to encrypted channels through fraud. The investigation was requested by the Canal+ channel in 2022, (…)

• Teen Arrested in Tangier for Filmed Sexual Assault on Woman
  23 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Tangier police elements arrested a 13-year-old minor, suspected of sexual assault and violence.
  The arrest of the minor took place on Sunday evening. He is suspected of having, in the company of other people, sexually assaulted and harassed a woman on the street in Tangier. The scene was filmed and posted on social media.
  After his arrest, the suspect minor was placed in custody under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office, in order to elucidate this case. Meanwhile, (…)

• 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 (…)

• French Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested in Northern Morocco After 7-Year Manhunt
  21 June 2019, by Amine

  A French national of Algerian origin was the subject of an international arrest warrant since 2012. He has just been arrested near Larache, in northern Morocco. He is being prosecuted for drug and psychotropic trafficking. He seemed to be continuing his trafficking in the Kingdom.
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) specifies, in a press release, that this arrest was carried out on May 16, 2019, in the coastal area, near Tnin Sidi El Yamani, in the vicinity of Larache. (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize 600 Kilos of Hashish Hidden in Sewers, Arrest Two Suspects
  27 June 2019, by Amine

  The Judicial Police of the city of Zagora arrested two men and seized 600 kilograms of hashish. It was on Sunday, June 23, 2019. They had been hidden in the sewers of a nearby rural commune.
  Based on precise information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the Judicial Police of Zagora were able to apprehend two people suspected of being involved in large-scale drug and psychotropic trafficking. They are, according to the media Goud, which is based on a (…)