General Directorate of National Security

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• Fez Student Arrested for False Bomb Threat, Police Say
  10 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  The prefectural judicial police service of Fez proceeded, on Monday, to the arrest of an 18-year-old student. He is accused of his alleged involvement in a case of slanderous denunciation of a fictitious crime.
  On Thursday, December 5, 2019, the accused had contacted the command and coordination room of the Fez police prefecture. He alerted them to the presence of two explosive bombs at the home of a person located in the "Labita" district, according to a press release from the General (…)

• Moroccan Nurse and Accomplice Arrested in COVID Vaccine Pass Fraud Scheme
  27 November 2021, by Armel

  A nurse and an intermediary were arrested on Friday by the elements of the judicial police service of Tangier. They would be involved in a case of manipulation of the vaccination system.
  In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) reports that these suspects, aged 37 and 63, were arrested in the act of corruption and manipulation of Covid-19 vaccination results.
  The intermediary was caught as he was about to pay an amount of 7,000 dirhams to the nurse, who (…)

• Nurse and Accomplices Arrested in Morocco for COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme
  9 December 2021, by Armel

  The judicial police of Oujda arrested on Tuesday a nurse and three of her accomplices, suspected in a case of falsification and trafficking of Covid-19 tests and medical certificates.
  Aged 24 and working in a clinic in Oujda, the suspect falsified and issued negative tests without the persons concerned being subjected to the screening test.
  In return, she demanded sums of money ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 dirhams, said the Directorate General of National Security.
  Three other alleged (…)

• Police Officer Arrested in Rabat for Alleged Recruitment Fraud Scheme
  3 January 2019, by Said

  A police sergeant-chief suspected of being involved in a fraud case was arrested on Wednesday by the prefectural judicial police service of Rabat.
  "The security services received a complaint attributing to the suspect police officer her involvement in fraud operations, by claiming to be a recruitment intermediary within the police ranks, in exchange for sums of money," says a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  She is also accused of having provided false (…)

• Moroccan Woman Arrested in Hostage Video Case Involving Assault and Illegal Sexual Acts
  15 January 2019, by Said

  A woman suspected of being involved in a case of kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, illegal sexual relationship and failure to report a crime was arrested by the judicial police brigade in Bouznika.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that it has opened an investigation following the dissemination of a video showing a "person held hostage in a house and assaulted by several individuals, including women".
  The facts date back to December 22 (…)

• Moroccan Expat Caught Smuggling 10kg of Hashish in Child Car Seat at Ceuta Border
  17 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Joint Customs and National Security Control Brigade at the Bab Sebta crossing point thwarted, this weekend, an attempt to traffic 10 kilograms of chira, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The ingenuity of the traffickers did not prevent the customs officers from discovering the hiding place of the drugs. It was carefully packaged in a bag and hidden in a child car seat, reports the MAP.
  The defendant, an MRE residing in Spain, was (…)

• Morocco’s Top Security Official Praises Officer for Integrity and Professionalism
  18 January 2019, by Said

  The Director General of National Security (DGSN) has sent a letter of commendation to a police officer for "his exemplary behavior".
  Abdellatif Hammouchi "sent a letter of commendation to a senior peace officer serving at the Fez police prefecture, in recognition of his high sense of professionalism, his exemplary behavior both personally and professionally, and his effective involvement in upholding the values of moralization and integrity within the security apparatus," says a DGSN (…)

• Top Agadir Police Official Dismissed Following DGSN Inspection
  15 November 2019, by Kamal

  The head of the supreme command of the urban authority at the Agadir police prefecture has just been dismissed from his duties by Abdellatif Hammouchi.
  The decision of the boss of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), notified at the end of last week, follows an inspection mission carried out by a central committee dispatched to the site.
  Subject to disciplinary sanctions, the nature of which has not been revealed, the head of the supreme command would have been (…)

• Morocco Bolsters Police Forces with 29 High-Tech 4x4 Vehicles to Combat Crime
  13 February 2019, by Said

  "This operation is part of the improvement of the operational capabilities of the BCI and the BRI, by equipping them with mobility and intervention mechanisms to carry out their missions in the fight against crime and security threats," explains the DGSN in a press release.
  Thus, it is a question of 29 4x4 vehicles "equipped with technical radio communication devices" which aim to ensure coordination and communication with the field units and the command and coordination rooms. In (…)

• Moroccan Police Join Twitter, Sparking Online Mockery and Questions
  15 February 2019, by Amine

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just made a very noticeable entry onto the social network Twitter, raising many questions and above all... mockery.
  It is a Twitter-certified account that was born in January under the name of the DGSN. It is therefore official. The police services will most likely start communicating via Twitter. The creation of this account aims, according to some sources, to communicate better and be closer to the citizens.
  The description of (…)