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• Female Gang in Fez Arrested for Kidnapping and Torturing Men for Ransom
  29 June 2019, by Amine

  The security forces of the city of Fez have just neutralized a gang composed almost exclusively of very dangerous women. They kidnapped men and did not hesitate to injure them, in order to obtain a ransom.
  Taking advantage of their beauty and physical assets, these 4 women, whose ages range from the twenties to the thirties, attracted men to an apartment rented for this purpose, promising them festive nights. Once there, the trap closed on them and the nightmare began.
  In this regard, (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize Large Cannabis Shipment Hidden in Frozen Fish Truck
  25 December 2020, by Ginette

  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicated that it was the border control procedures and search operations that made it possible to seize this large quantity of cannabis resin hidden in a cargo of frozen fish on board the trailer of the truck registered in Morocco.
  The driver of the vehicle, a 52-year-old man, was arrested. The seized drugs were handed over to the Customs Administration, while the suspect was taken into custody, at the disposal of the (…)

• Foreign Tourist Arrested in Morocco for Attempted Sexual Assault on Minor
  4 January 2023, by Ginette

  The Agadir police arrested on Monday a 66-year-old foreign tourist who allegedly tried to sexually abuse a 14-year-old minor in the restroom of a restaurant.
  According to the daily Al Akhbar, the suspect was caught in the act while committing his crime in the restroom of a restaurant. According to the initial elements of the investigation, the 66-year-old man arrived on vacation in Morocco a week ago. He is said to have lured the minor into the restaurant by offering him lunch.
  He is (…)

• Wealthy Businessman’s Son Accused of Assaulting Doctor in Road Rage Incident Near Marrakech
  5 March 2019, by Amine

  After the "moul lferrari" affair, here is a new case that is making headlines. This time it is a story of serious assault and injury, in the vicinity of Marrakech.
  The son of a wealthy businessman, whose identity has not been revealed, has, according to the newspaper Al Massae, violently assaulted a doctor, on the pretext that he had overtaken him in his car. This happened in the town of Imintanoute, in the Marrakech region.
  The spoiled child is said to have caught up with the doctor (…)

• Moroccan Police Fire Warning Shots to Arrest Intoxicated Suspects Near Rabat
  21 April 2019, by Said

  Shots were fired by the police in an attempt to arrest two individuals this Sunday morning in Khémisset, about 80 km from Rabat.
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) provides the details in a press release. Thus, two warning shots were fired in order to arrest two brothers, one of whom is known to the police. The latter "deliberately hit a police car and seriously endangered the police elements during their attempt to flee."
  "The two suspects, who were in an advanced (…)

• Exam Cheating Ring Busted: Students Arrested for Selling High-Tech Devices in Morocco
  30 May 2019, by Amine

  Two young students were just arrested, on May 26, in the capital of Souss, Agadir, for an (illegal?) unusual sale: That of gadgets to cheat!
  The time of cheat sheets is over, it’s time for gadgets! Yes, gadgets to cheat during exams, Chinese-made gadgets. The Chinese economic monster does not miss any business opportunity as we can see. And it makes it known at the end of the world...
  Thus, two students, aged 25 and 26, have just been arrested precisely for doing business in this sector (…)

• Squatter Rents Out Moroccan Expat’s Abandoned Home in Casablanca
  27 June 2019, by Amine

  A man was referred to the judge for having used and then rented a house belonging to a Moroccan resident in Germany, and also for having illegally obtained water and electricity. This Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) had been away for a long time so she was no longer expected.
  A man is said to have learned that an apartment in Casablanca, in the Salmia district, was empty. He took his wife to live there and paid a specialist to allow him to have water and electricity, through means not (…)

• Indian National Arrested at Casablanca Airport with 4.6 kg of Cannabis Resin
  24 November 2019, by Ginette

  A 32-year-old Indian national was arrested on Saturday at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca in possession of 4.615 kilograms of cannabis resin.
  According to the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), the suspect was apprehended as he was about to leave the national territory on a flight to an Arab capital.
  The same source indicates that it was a search operation that allowed the seizure of the cargo divided into 43 tablets hidden in the backpack of the accused.
  Pending the (…)

• Violent Offender Arrested in Salé After Police Officer Draws Weapon
  25 November 2019, by Ginette

  To avoid a knife attack, a police inspector was forced to brandish his service weapon. The incident took place last Saturday in Salé.
  The police intervention in the "Al Fath" neighborhood to arrest a 19-year-old repeat offender with a violent criminal record almost turned into a tragedy. The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), in a statement, indicated that the young man fiercely resisted his arrest. This forced the inspector to draw his service weapon.
  Once neutralized, (…)

• Moroccan Journalist Accused of Sexual Assault in Casablanca
  23 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  A young man from the city of Marrakech accused the journalist of "sexual assault". The alleged victim is said to have filed a complaint on Thursday, May 21 with the judicial police in Casablanca.
  The facts, which would date back to 2018, are said to have occurred at Soulaiman Raïssouni’s home in Casablanca. This activist of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) is said to have, according to the complaint, sexually abused the young man.
  The journalist had access to the position (…)