Moroccan Police Seize 4.3 Tons of Drugs in Major Errachidia Bust
25 September 2020
More than 4 tons of drugs have been seized by the police and gendarmerie forces since the beginning of the year in Errachidia.
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Morocco Tightens Controls on Ammonium Nitrate Following Beirut Blast Concerns
25 September 2020
Strengthen control over the trade and use of ammonium nitrate. This is what the central services of the Ministry of the Interior, through a note, are alerting the local (…)
Belgian Man on Trial Admits to Killing Disabled Father, Cites Mental Health Struggles
23 September 2020
Before the president of the assize court during the trial, Marwan Yahiaoui (24 years old) admits to having killed his father on December 23, 2017, but does not accept to be (…)
Child Sexual Assault Cases Surge in Morocco, Report Reveals
23 September 2020
Crimes committed against children are at the forefront of the table of sexual assaults in the Kingdom. This emerges from the latest report of the Presidency of the Public (…)
Moroccan Authorities Confirm Explosive Materials in Dismantled Terror Cell
21 September 2020
Following the dismantling on September 10 of a terrorist cell, the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Rabat informs, through a press release, that all the (…)
Moroccan Activists Push for Justice Reform Amid Death Penalty Debate
20 September 2020
The murder of little Adnane in Tangier has reignited the debate on the death penalty. In the tumult of the war of positions, the Moroccan Alliance for the Abolition of the (…)
Moroccan Authorities Incinerate 6 Tons of Cannabis and Illicit Drugs in Safi
19 September 2020
Several tons of cannabis resin (chira) and prohibited products seized by police, gendarmerie and judicial police officers were destroyed by incineration last Thursday in Safi.
Moroccan Officials Charged in Murder Cover-Up on Farm Near Benslimane
18 September 2020
A municipal official in Benslimane, his son and the night watchman, as well as three other people are being prosecuted for the murder of a young man.
Flight Attendant Arrested for Facilitating Sexual Abuse of Minor in Morocco
17 September 2020
A flight attendant has just been placed in pre-trial detention in the El Arjat prison in Salé. She is being prosecuted for having delivered a minor, as a birthday gift, to her (…)
Morocco’s King Condemns ’Odious Act’ in Murder of 11-Year-Old Adnane Bouchouf
16 September 2020
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the family of Adnane Bouchouf, an 11-year-old boy who disappeared, was raped, found dead and buried near his (…)