Spain
Wanted by Italy, a Moroccan arrested in Spain
A Moroccan wanted by the Italian authorities for drug trafficking was recently arrested in Benidorm, in eastern Spain.
Topic
Cocaine
Spain
Key Arrest Exposes Ties Between European 'Mocro Maffia' and Medellin Cartel
The Spanish police, in collaboration with the Colombian authorities, arrested a drug lord "presumed responsible for the cartel’s (Medellin) operations in Europe". The defendant would have links with the Mocro Maffia , the Moroccan mafia active in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Morocco
Elderly Moroccan Drug Lord Surrenders: Linked to Major Cocaine Seizure
A drug baron, originally from the Nador region and actively wanted at the national level, surrendered last Thursday to the Royal Gendarmerie in Rabat. He would be the owner of the cocaine destined for Morocco, seized at the Guerguerat border post in early January 2023.
Belgium
Son of Belgian MP Among Eight Indicted in Cocaine Trafficking Case Linked to Education Minister's Office
Eight individuals, including the son of MP of Moroccan origin Fadila Laanan , are being prosecuted for drug trafficking and possession in the case of 50 packets of cocaine found in December in the office of Caroline Désir, the Minister of Education of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
Belgium
Major Drug Trafficking Trial Opens in Brussels, Linking Morocco to European Networks
The mega-trial for international cocaine and cannabis trafficking scheduled for early November finally opened in Brussels on Monday before the correctional court relocated to the Justitia, the former NATO headquarters converted into a highly secure judicial arena. Among the more than 120 defendants are Maghrebians who imported drugs from countries including Morocco to Belgium.
Belgium
Explosion Rocks Antwerp Neighborhood, Targets Home Linked to Drug Case
In the night from Friday to Saturday in Hoboken, in the Antwerp region, an explosion targeted a house on De Hertstraat, damaging the front door of a house belonging to Moroccans but without causing any injuries.
Morocco
Major Cocaine Bust: Moroccan and US Authorities Seize 215 kg at Tanger Med Port
The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), in collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), succeeded in foiling an attempt to traffic cocaine at the port of Tanger Med.
Morocco
Casablanca Cracks Down on 'Poor Man's Cocaine' in Major Drug Bust
Casablanca seems to be succeeding in eradicating "Lboufa", the "cocaine of the poor" that silently destroys young Moroccans, from its territory. How did the city go about it?
Spain
Civil Guard Seizes 90 Kilos of Cocaine at Tarifa Port, Bound for Morocco
Civil Guard agents at the port of Tarifa seized 90 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car about to board a ferry to Tangier on Saturday. The two occupants of the vehicle, of Moroccan nationality, were detained.
Spain
Major Cocaine Trafficking Suspect Arrested in Spain: Moroccan-Spanish National Linked to International Drug Ring
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.
Morocco
Record 2.5-Ton Cocaine Bust in Casablanca Frozen Fish Shipment
An investigation has been opened by the judicial police department of Casablanca, under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office, in order to identify the origin of a significant quantity of cocaine.
France
Moroccan Fugitive Sought in France for High-Speed Drug Trafficking Chase
A Moroccan is wanted by the French justice system for having transported a large quantity of cannabis resin and pure cocaine. He had fled from Villebrumier to Morocco after a chase with the gendarmes of the Departmental Squadron of Road Safety (EDSR) of Tarn-et-Garonne.