Two individuals were arrested during an operation, jointly carried out by the judicial police of Casablanca and the services of the General Directorate of National Territory Surveillance (DGST). The two suspects, one of whom has a criminal record, were apprehended in possession of 12,600 psychotropic pills.
The judicial police brigade of Nador seized 4 tons and 603 kilograms of cannabis resin, Saturday morning, thus foiling an attempt at international drug trafficking. This was during an operation meticulously carried out on the basis of information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
The Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra) arrested, on January 25, nine people of Moroccan nationality, in several municipalities in the province of Tarragona. These individuals, aged between 18 and 45, are accused of belonging to an organization dedicated to drug trafficking such as cocaine, hashish and marijuana.
The security services at Marrakech-Menara International Airport arrested, on Sunday, February 2, two French women of Moroccan origin aged 21 and 22. They are allegedly involved in an international drug trafficking case.
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) proceeded, on Friday, January 31, to the arrest of six individuals in Casablanca, Rabat, Khouribga and Agadir. Constituted in criminal networks, these people were arrested, among other offenses, for the forgery of official documents required for any visa application.
A commissioner was referred, on Wednesday, January 29, to the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Casablanca Court of Appeal for "extortion and corruption".
Three individuals, aged 21 to 37, were arrested in Martil for their alleged involvement with a criminal network active in illegal migration and human trafficking.
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Bouznika proceeded, on Thursday, January 30, 2020, to the arrest of three individuals, including a woman, specialized in the aggression of users on the Tetouan-Mohammedia highway section. They were referred to the prosecutor of the king near the court of appeal of Casablanca .
The Royal Moroccan Navy coast guards provided assistance to eight Moroccan stowaways in the Mediterranean in the early hours of January 28.
As part of a campaign carried out in Marrakech, the police arrested some 300 fake tourist guides.
Seven Moroccans were arrested in the Canary Islands for their alleged involvement in a document forgery case.
Two activists, Nabil Belkabir and Younes Benkhdim, were arrested on Tuesday, January 28 in Rabat, while they were taking part in "Felsafa f zen9a" (philosophy in the street), an open public debate forum. The topic on the agenda was political detention.