French Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested at Casablanca Airport, Faces Extradition

The 65-year-old individual had escaped a large-scale crackdown in Benin last May, as he was suspected of being involved in a case of seizure by the security authorities of 145 kilograms of cocaine in a container from a port in Latin America. But he could not evade the security system of Morocco.

The suspect was placed in custody on the orders of the competent public prosecutor’s office, as part of the procedures required by the extradition procedure in accordance with national legislation and the relevant international conventions, the note concludes.