Elements of the anti-gang brigade of the Casablanca police prefecture arrested two individuals in possession of 4.6 tons of cannabis resin. They are accused of international drug trafficking.
Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie from the province of Fkih Ben Saleh have once again seized several tons of adulterated olive oil in the commune of Al khalfia and arrested three suspects.
A fugitive subject to an Interpol red notice was arrested in Morocco and then extradited to China. This extradition demonstrates Beijing’s determination to apprehend suspects abroad involved in economic crimes in various forms.
Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Marrakech arrested 26 individuals in a bar-restaurant in Agafay that had opened without authorization and was serving smuggled alcoholic beverages.
The Spanish National Police arrested a 30-year-old man at the port of Algeciras (Cadiz) who was wanted by the French judicial authorities for his alleged involvement in the shooting that occurred in the city of Nîmes last August.
An explosive device was found during the inaugural final of the African Football League between Wydad Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundowns, won by the South Africans (2-0). The police arrested a suspect.
In Montpellier, a 45-year-old Moroccan man in an irregular situation in France and unknown to the justice system was arrested and then placed in custody for the murder of his 80-year-old partner. The victim’s body was found at her home.
The United States thanks Morocco for the assistance it provided in the arrest and extradition of Ruslan Albertovich Nurullin, a 32-year-old Russian, co-accused of a $48 million cyber fraud.
Elements of a special brigade from the central services of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested two gendarmes from the Souk El Arbaa brigade, in the province of Kenitra, and a drug baron as part of an investigation into suspected corruption.
Suspected of having published anti-Semitic remarks on his Facebook page, an imam from Beaucaire (Gard) was arrested at Marseille Provence airport (Bouches-du-Rhône) and then placed in custody.
Saïd R., a Spanish national of Moroccan origin, was arrested last summer by the Spanish police, in collaboration with the American and Mexican authorities, for international cocaine trafficking.
The famous British rapper of Moroccan origin Fredo, known for his track "They ain’t 100", was arrested and then detained in a prison in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is accused of having "concealed cannabis".