General Directorate of National Security

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• Swedish Woman Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Child Abduction and Document Fraud
  11 June 2023, by Said

  Under an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, a 31-year-old Swedish woman was arrested on Saturday, June 10 in Marrakech. According to the authorities, she would be involved in a kidnapping case and the falsification of official documents.
  According to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the young woman would have falsified her husband’s signature to produce false documents, thus allowing her to kidnap their minor son who was under shared (…)

• Gulf Arab Tourist Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of Minors
  11 June 2023, by Said

  An Arab tourist, whose country of origin has not been disclosed, was arrested by the Casablanca police as part of a case related to indecent assault and sexual exploitation of minors.
  The investigation began following information that a hotel establishment had prevented the suspect from hosting minors in his room, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The intense research and investigations carried out made it possible to apprehend the defendant who was in (…)

• Nationwide Crackdown on Baccalaureate Exam Cheating Ring: 242 Arrested
  14 June 2023, by Said

  A large-scale operation to combat cheating on the baccalaureate led to the arrest of 242 people across the country, including seven minors.
  Carried out between June 6 and 10, the joint intervention of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) made it possible to dismantle a network specialized in cheating during the 2022-2023 baccalaureate exams.
  These arrests in flagrante delicto revealed a real black market for (…)

• Swiss Fugitive Arrested in Morocco for Child Exploitation Charges
  17 June 2023, by Said

  The judicial police of Béni Mellal, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), proceeded on Friday to the arrest of a Swiss citizen.
  The latter was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Swiss authorities for his alleged involvement in a case of sexual exploitation of minors.
  The 62-year-old suspect is accused of producing and publishing pornographic content in addition to the sexual exploitation of minors. These charges led (…)

• Moroccan Police Officers Arrested in Public Funds Embezzlement Probe
  23 June 2023, by Said

  Three police officers were arrested as part of an investigation led by the National Office for the Fight against Economic and Financial Delinquency. They are suspected of misappropriation and embezzlement of public funds.
  These accusations come after an internal audit conducted by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) within the cavalry school. The results revealed financial irregularities as well as suspicions of fraud in public procurement, leading to the suspension of the (…)

• Police Arrest 16 in Meknes Extortion Ring Targeting Bus Station Travelers
  26 June 2023, by Said

  The Fez police arrested 16 individuals, aged 25 to 52, on Saturday in Meknes for their alleged involvement in acts of extortion and threats to commit crimes and offenses against persons and property.
  The suspects, most of whom have criminal records, were arrested during security operations carried out simultaneously in several neighborhoods of Meknes, for their alleged links with criminal networks involved in extortion and threatening citizens, by relieving them of sums of money at the (…)

• Retired Doctor Arrested in Agadir for Illegal Abortion Operation
  28 June 2023, by Said

  A 65-year-old former doctor, now retired, was arrested on Monday afternoon in Agadir for his alleged involvement in illegal abortion acts.
  The individual, who already had a criminal record for similar acts, was apprehended during a police operation in an apartment in the city.
  During the arrest, the retired doctor was caught in the middle of an abortion operation on a 22-year-old woman, in the company of another woman, under conditions that did not comply with the prevailing hygiene (…)

• Morocco’s Police Academy Hit by Disciplinary Action After Ethics Probe
  2 July 2023, by Said

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced on Saturday a series of disciplinary sanctions and performance evaluation measures against certain police officers of the Royal Institute of Police (IRP). This announcement follows an investigation conducted by the General Inspectorate of National Security, at the request of the Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi.
  The investigation revealed several irregularities, professional abuses and individual (…)

• Bank Employee Arrested in Morocco for $400,000 Client Account Theft Scheme
  2 July 2023, by Said

  A 55-year-old employee of a bank branch was arrested in Khémisset, for her alleged involvement in a case of misappropriation of bank deposits and breach of trust.
  According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the police services in the city of Tiflet received multiple complaints from the bank and clients, mentioning the theft of large sums of money from the accounts of the branch where the defendant worked. The total amount stolen would exceed 4 million dirhams.
  The (…)

• Senior Moroccan Police Officer Arrested in Bribery and Blackmail Sting Operation
  19 July 2023, by Said

  A senior police officer stationed in Al Hoceima was arrested on Tuesday morning, accused of alleged complicity in a case of blackmail and demanding a sum of money as a bribe.
  The arrest follows an investigation triggered by a complaint filed by a woman, claiming that the officer in question was blackmailing her and demanding a bribe.
  The judicial investigation, conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, led to the arrest in flagrante delicto of the (…)