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• Body of Young Man Found in Tangier Home, Heart Attack Suspected
  24 December 2023, by Said

  A macabre discovery was made on Saturday morning in the Benkirane neighborhood in Tangier, where police and rescue services arrived in large numbers.
  The body of a man was found on Saturday morning at his home, causing panic among the neighbors and mobilizing the security services and local authorities.
  About thirty years old and originally from the city of Ouezzane, the man was found by his roommates after returning from work, reports Alyaoum24, which specifies that the causes of death (…)

• British Tourists Among Three Injured in Knife Attack on Agadir Beach, Suspect Arrested
  28 December 2023, by Said

  An individual accused of attacking three people, including two Britons, was arrested by the police in Agadir. A Belgian-Moroccan woman is also among the injured.
  The 33-year-old suspect, with a criminal record, attacked with a knife a British couple and a Moroccan woman holding Belgian nationality while they were on the beach, causing them injuries, before he jumped into the water to try to flee by swimming, according to a security source cited by the Map.
  The victims received the (…)

• Morocco Reports 10% Drop in Crime Rates for 2023, DGSN Data Shows
  29 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  The official figures from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) show significant declines in all categories of crime in 2023.
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has released its annual report on crime. It appears that the number of cases resulting in detention is 738,748, and 723,874 people have been presented before various public prosecutors. Crime indicators have decreased by 10% during the year 2023, the DGSN specifies. In detail, murders, manslaughter, (…)

• Moroccan Expat Arrested at Border Crossing with 30 kg of Cannabis Resin
  8 January 2024, by Said

  An attempt to traffic 30 kg of cannabis resin on board a light vehicle was thwarted by customs and police agents at the Bab Sebta crossing point. It is a Moroccan residing in France.
  During a joint control operation, customs elements, in collaboration with the police, seized this quantity of drugs, which was carefully hidden in the form of tablets in various hiding places at the level of a vehicle registered in France, driven by a Moroccan national, the same source said.
  The vehicle and (…)

• Casablanca Airport Forms Task Force to Address Transit Baggage Delays
  12 January 2024, by Said

  Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, in collaboration with Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and the National Airports Office (ONDA), has just created a special team to improve baggage handling in transit.
  For a week now, Terminal 1 of the Casablanca airport, used by RAM and its partners, has been experiencing problems in processing transit baggage. These difficulties are due to new control procedures, causing significant delays.
  To solve this problem, the airport has set up a coordination cell. This (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Two Suspects in Major Money Transfer Agency Heist
  21 January 2024, by Said

  An operation was carried out by the police forces in Laâyoune, Smara and Agadir, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance.
  This operation, which took place in the middle of the week, led to the arrest of two people, aged 24 and 17, suspected of having participated in a theft in a money transfer agency in Smara, where large sums of money were stolen.
  The investigation began on Sunday in Smara, where the police inspected the burglary of a safe containing a (…)

• Algerian Fugitive Wanted for Money Laundering Arrested at Moroccan Airport
  25 January 2024, by Said

  The police agents at Marrakech-Menara airport arrested, on Wednesday, a 39-year-old Algerian national, who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities in a case related to money laundering.
  According to the preliminary information from the investigation, the control procedures of the Algerian national arrested in the database of the International Criminal Police Organization "Interpol" revealed that he is wanted under a red notice, issued (…)

• Belgian Fugitive Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Captured in Morocco
  11 February 2024, by Said

  The Moroccan authorities have succeeded in arresting Mohamed Aissa, one of the most wanted men in Belgium, suspected of having committed a robbery in Morocco.
  During his arrest, the police discovered that this 40-year-old man was also wanted in Belgium. He had indeed been sentenced to life imprisonment for a violent robbery that caused the death of a person, in an apartment located in Brussels, on May 20, 2011. With an accomplice, he had carried out this attack, but while his accomplice (…)

• Algerian Man Arrested at Morocco-Spain Border with Firearm and Cash
  11 February 2024, by Said

  Moroccan customs officers and police agents arrested an Algerian national at the Bab Sebta border crossing.
  The man, who legally resides in France and whose nationality is unknown, had a firearm, ammunition and 30,000 euros in cash on him. In his Renault Clio car, the customs officers also found a bulletproof vest, cartridges and a suspicious powder.
  The suspect was transferred to the Fnideq police station for questioning before being brought before the competent prosecutor’s office for (…)

• French Fugitive Arrested in Morocco: Wanted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
  16 February 2024, by Said

  Elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested in Marrakech a French national of Algerian origin aged 36.
  The individual was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering and possession of firearms without a permit.
  The arrest is part of international security cooperation and the efforts made by Moroccan security services to track down individuals wanted (…)