In Belgium, many Moroccans are among those arrested in the port of Antwerp for attempting to extract drugs from shipping containers. The Netherlands tops the ranking.
The services of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) have uncovered the existence of an increasingly sophisticated network of companies, involving money laundering, tax fraud, and criminal activities such as drug trafficking and corruption, as part of a series of investigations.
After months of postponements, the trial of Dikke Nordin El Hajjioui in the "Bombs and Grenades" case was supposed to be held this Wednesday. But the Moroccan-born defendant did not appear in court. The prosecution requested a sentence of twelve years in prison and a fine of 100,000 euros against him.
The Paris Criminal Court has sentenced two individuals to prison for arms trafficking - some of which were destined for Morocco - and drug trafficking.
A legal case in Antwerp concerns the involvement of members of the El Ballouti family, of Moroccan origin, in a cocaine importation through the port. Three brothers, Othman, Younes and Nordin, are linked to this case, which has recent developments including an arrest, a fugitive, and an appeal procedure.
In pre-trial detention awaiting his trial scheduled for June, Driss, accused of drug trafficking, requested his release on Friday to treat a cancer relapse. The Montauban court rejected his request.
While they thought he had fled to Morocco, Belgian investigators finally arrested Ali O., convicted in two separate trials for drug trafficking and membership in a criminal organization in the Antwerp region. He is currently incarcerated in Antwerp prison, Belgium.
Accused of international drug trafficking and money laundering, Youssef Mourad, the secretary of the Fès-Meknès regional council, has fled before the decision of the Fès Court of Appeal ordering his detention in the local Bourkaïz prison.
The behavior of Saïd Naciri, former president of Wydad Casablanca, prosecuted in the "Desert Escobar" case, nicknamed after Malian drug trafficker Mohamed Benbrahim, has irritated Judge Ali Tarchi.
Shopkeepers on Brabant Street in Schaerbeek can no longer tolerate the shootings related to settling scores between rival gangs. They are calling on city and regional authorities to put an end to drug trafficking in the neighborhood.
The investigation into two separate explosive attacks, carried out on July 31 and August 1, 2024 in the Antwerp region, has recently progressed with the arrest of three suspects in the Netherlands. The first attack had targeted a residence in Hove linked to the Moroccan drug milieu, while the second had damaged a gym in Mortsel.
Sentenced to life for drug trafficking in Oman, Fátima Ofkir, a 25-year-old Spaniard today, was granted amnesty after seven years in prison. The young woman returned to Barcelona a week ago.