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  • Prefecture Employee Accused of Selling Residence Permits to Drug Traffickers
    2 April, by Prince

    An employee of the prefecture of Béziers, in the Hérault, would have received nearly 500,000 euros to fraudulently issue residence permits to drug traffickers of Moroccan origin.
    According to La Dépêche, the case dates back to 2022, when the Moroccan authorities reported suspicious movements of a French national between Morocco and Haute-Garonne. The investigation conducted by the Anti-Drug Office (OFAST) of Toulouse made it possible to identify a drug trafficking network, several members (…)

  • Andalusia Grapples with Surge in ’Poor Man’s Drug’ from Morocco
    2 April, by Prince

    Andalusia is under the grip of karkoubi or "drug of the poor". The health and police authorities of the Spanish autonomous community express concerns about the spread of this Moroccan drug composed of hashish and clonazepam.
    The Andalusian authorities are on maximum alert given the scale of the illegal traffic in psychotropic drugs in the region. Recently, the local police of Algeciras arrested a 46-year-old woman in possession of 169 tranquilizer tablets (120 Rivotril tablets and 49 (…)

  • Moroccan Soldiers Killed in Drug Bust Collision Near Algerian Border
    4 April, by Said

    Two Moroccan soldiers lost their lives on March 30 in the Tagounite region, near the Algerian border, following an accident that occurred during an anti-drug operation, the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) confirmed.
    According to the statement published by the FAR on their Facebook account, the incident occurred when a military patrol was pursuing an all-terrain vehicle transporting cannabis. The official statement indicates that the patrol was "involved in a serious accident" resulting from a (…)