Morocco: an official arrested for corruption
31 December 2025
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie proceeded, on Tuesday evening, to the arrest of the president of a municipality in the province of Chichaoua. The elected official was (…)
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Morocco’s Crackdown on Free Speech Ignites Youth Unrest
9 October 2025
In Morocco, two students and the owner of a printing press were arrested and then placed in custody because of the jersey of the Atlas Lions with the "Free Palestine" and (…)
Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Arson at Bastia’s Historic Citadel
25 August 2025
Suspected of being the source of a fire that broke out at the foot of the Citadel of Bastia, at the southern entrance to the city’s tunnel, an irregularly-staying Moroccan was (…)
Massive Drug Bust: French Customs Seize 253 Kilos of Moroccan Cannabis on A31 Motorway
24 August 2025
Customs officers discovered 253 kilos of Moroccan cannabis resin on board a utility truck registered in Spain traveling on the A31 motorway in Lorraine. The driver - a (…)
Outrage as Man Lights Cigarette from Eternal Flame at Arc de Triomphe, Sparking Diplomatic Incident
7 August 2025
A Moroccan well known to the police services and in regular situation on French territory until October 2025 was arrested and then placed in custody after lighting his (…)
Tangier Money Transfer Scandal: Employee Embezzles 500,000 Dirhams to Cover Gambling Debts
7 July 2025
An employee of a money transfer agency in Tangier turned himself in to the police on Saturday, after the management of the establishment filed a complaint against him for the (…)
Paris Hotel Heist Turns Deadly: Ex-Soldier Sought in Morocco for Night Watchman’s Murder
7 June 2025
One of the men suspected of being involved in the murder of the caretaker of a social hotel in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, strangled in June 2024 by three men during the (…)
Drug Trafficker’s Illicit Phone Call Lands Moroccan Police Officer in Prison
30 May 2025
While the law strictly prohibits any person in custody from using any means of communication or any other way that could hinder an ongoing investigation procedure, a drug (…)
Franco-Moroccan Suspect Linked to Violent Crypto-Related Kidnappings in France
28 May 2025
The police officers of the Paris Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB), in charge of Parisian cases, suspect a Franco-Moroccan of being the mastermind behind several kidnappings in (…)
Moroccan Rapper Released on Bail After Arrest for Offensive Online Content
22 February 2025
The controversial rapper Ihab Iqbal, known as 7liwa, was released on bail after being taken into custody for the dissemination and distribution of an audiovisual composition (…)