France
French Police Seize Ton of Moroccan Cannabis in Highway Drug Bust Near Nîmes
A large quantity of drugs from Morocco was seized during the night of October 18 to 19 on the A9 motorway, near Orange. Several people were arrested.
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Spain
Spain Detains Moroccan Muslim Leader Facing Deportation Over Security Concerns
The police arrested on Tuesday Mohamed Saïd Badaoui, head of the Islamic community of Reus (Tarragona), accused of being a threat to national security. The Moroccan activist, threatened with expulsion, was placed in custody at the La Verneda police station in Barcelona.
Morocco
Police Sergeant Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Embezzlement Scheme
The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) has arrested a police sergeant who was serving as an accountant in the mobile brigade for maintaining order in Meknes. He is accused of embezzlement .
Spain
Moroccan Human Trafficking Suspect Arrested in Barcelona, Faces Extradition
The Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested in Martorell (Barcelona) a 46-year-old man actively wanted by Morocco for human trafficking. He is accused of having illegally brought many people into Spain in 2017.
Spain
Moroccan Security Forces Thwart Migrant Attempt to Cross Melilla Border Fence
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.
Morocco
Casablanca Police Arrest 32, Including Minors, for Soccer Match Violence and Drug Offenses
More arrests for hooliganism in Casablanca. 32 individuals, including 15 minors, were apprehended by the Casablanca police services yesterday, Sunday, before and after the Wydad match against the Nigerian club Rivers United.
Morocco
Two Fatal Stabbings Rock Tangier in 24-Hour Span
The city of Tangier recorded two murders on Thursday and Friday. They were two men, aged in their fifties and thirties, fatally stabbed in less than 24 hours.
Spain
Spanish Police Bust Major Drug Money Laundering Ring Linked to Morocco and Europe
The Spanish police have dismantled in an industrial area of Fuenlabrada (Madrid) a criminal network dedicated to financing drug trafficking in Morocco and the rest of Europe. In total, 32 members of this network, including the leader and his lawyer, were arrested.
Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Four in Melilla for Exploiting Undocumented Moroccan Teen
The Spanish police have arrested four people in Melilla for labor exploitation of an irregular Moroccan girl in Spain. The young girl was forced to do domestic chores for nearly three years.
Belgium
Belgian Court Convicts Man of Forced Marriage and Rape in Immigrant Abuse Case
For a month, Saïd A., of Moroccan origin, sequestered and raped his wife whom he brought from Morocco to Schaerbeek in Belgium. He married her as part of an arranged marriage and made her life "a hell," according to the court that tried and convicted him for sequestration, repeated rapes and forced marriage.
Morocco
Drunk Drivers Arrested After Fleeing Police, Injuring Pedestrian and Officers in Salé
Two individuals were arrested and brought before the prosecutor’s office on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 for alleged public drunkenness and violence in Salé.
Spain
Drug Traffickers Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Spanish Military Officer in Ceuta
The military Driss Amar Mohamed, 39, was coldly shot dead on Monday in the El Principe neighborhood of Ceuta. Three hooded men, drug traffickers, shot him while he was in his brother’s car, parked in a garage, before fleeing.