Fleeing justice, the major drug traffickers of the Strait of Gibraltar are traditionally abandoning northern Morocco to take refuge in Dubai. Today, this luxurious rear base is threatened by geopolitical tensions and new police cooperation.
Fourteen individuals are appearing in Paris for having orchestrated a vast cannabis trafficking between Morocco, Spain and France . The authorities seized a ton of drugs and uncovered a sophisticated money laundering network.
Fleeing Dubai due to judicial and geopolitical pressure, drug traffickers are looking for new bases. Morocco, often cited as a potential landing spot, is multiplying arrests and international cooperation to avoid becoming a criminal sanctuary .
A 26-year-old French national, wanted by Interpol for international drug trafficking , was arrested on Friday at the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. He is subject to an extradition procedure to the French authorities.
The escalation in the Middle East and the strengthening of judicial cooperation in Dubai are pushing Belgian drug trafficking barons towards Morocco. This strategic withdrawal benefits from the absence of extradition of dual nationals by the Kingdom.
The Fez court sentenced a psychiatrist to 20 years in prison on Monday for drugging and raping ten of his patients. The case, involving chemical submission and swinger parties, has deeply shocked Moroccan public opinion.
A Ryanair flight from Oujda to Barcelona was diverted to Alicante on Saturday evening after a passenger lit a hashish joint in the cabin. The incident triggered an altercation, forcing the captain to make an emergency landing.
The assessment of the SKY ECC operation reveals a globalized criminal enterprise managed remotely. The evidence confirms that cocaine trafficking in European ports was orchestrated from several countries, including Morocco.
The trial linked to the record seizure of seven tonnes of cannabis in 2015 opens Monday in Bordeaux. The main defendant, trafficker Sofiane Hambli, currently imprisoned in Morocco , will be the major absentee from this marathon hearing.
Eleven years after the seizure of seven tons of cannabis imported from Morocco, the trial of the former head of the narcotics unit opens Monday. His informant, detained in Morocco, is suspected of being the mastermind behind this “unprecedented” trafficking operation.
French prosecutors on Monday sought life imprisonment for four men accused of bloody drug-trafficking-related settling of scores. The alleged mastermind of these crimes, nicknamed “Malsain” , is reportedly directing his operations from Morocco.
An major drug trafficking operation ordered from Morocco has been dismantled by the gendarmerie in Val-d’Oise. Thirteen suspects were arrested for organizing the resale of cannabis and laundering more than 200,000 euros through sports betting.