The Anti-Narcotics Office (OFAST) of Toulouse has managed to arrest a 45-year-old Moroccan considered one of the biggest cannabis importers in France and his accomplices. They were all indicted and placed in pre-trial detention.
After an immediate appearance on Friday, March 7, 2025 before the judicial court of Montauban, Fouad L., a man of nearly 40 years old, who was considering getting married in Morocco to the young woman he is in love with, was sentenced to a prison sentence.
Belgium is requesting the extradition of the Belgian-Moroccan, Namoussi Mounir alias "Mou", arrested at the end of February in Barranquilla as part of an international investigation into cocaine trafficking involving Eastern European cartels. He faces a heavy prison sentence if extradited to the European country.
The Rocade neighborhood in Avignon was the scene of automatic gunfire on Sunday, March 3. Bursts of fire damaged building facades, vehicles and a tram. This incident is part of a context of repeated violence in Avignon and the Vaucluse, the sponsors of which would be located, among others, in Morocco.
The trial of the gendarmes accused of corruption and complicity with a drug trafficker in Béni Mellal continues before the Court of Appeal of Casablanca.
At a first hearing at the Casablanca Court of Appeal on Tuesday, the lawyers of several gendarmes accused of corruption highlighted the contradictions in the statements of the drug trafficker Mohamed S., who claims to have paid them bribes to facilitate his illicit activities.
Following two red notices from the Interpol Paris office, Morocco through its General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has succeeded in arresting two accomplices of the drug trafficker Mohamed Amra, arrested on Saturday in Romania.
A 42-year-old French national of Algerian origin was arrested on Friday in Casablanca by the judicial police. Suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking and money laundering network, he was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities.
Jonathan Harroch, CEO of the Nation Sportive group, at the head of the City Club, Unique Fitness Clubs and UFC Gym Morocco brands, has been sentenced to a prison term. This court decision, concerning financial matters, is part of a broader judicial context for the entrepreneur.
Soldiers would be involved in the Lhaj Ahmed Benbrahim alias "Escobar of the Desert" case, the name of the Malian imprisoned in the El Jadida prison since 2019 and then transferred to the Oukacha prison. They would have facilitated drug trafficking.
In Brussels, many teenagers aged between 13 and 17 are involved in drug trafficking. Mostly from Morocco, these minors are exploited by criminal networks to deliver drugs to consumers.
To stop the violence related to drug trafficking in Brussels (Belgium), a journalist specializing in crime issues recommends "tackling the drug barons who, in complete safety from Dubai, Turkey and Morocco, direct their troops on the ground and are directly responsible for drug-related violence."