General Directorate of National Security

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• Casablanca Police Launch Crackdown on Motorcycle Theft and Related Crimes
  19 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  Casablanca wants to put an end to motorcycle thefts and the most common motorcycle crimes. A large-scale campaign to control motorcycle riders has been launched in this direction.
  A campaign to control motorcycle riders is underway in Casablanca, as well as in the surrounding areas such as Médiouna, Tit Mellil and Mohammedia. In charge, the security agents of the prefecture of the city who have set up police checkpoints in several streets to control the motorcycles, reports Hespress, (…)

• Massive Crackdown in Fez: Over 8,000 Arrested, Drugs and Weapons Seized
  23 August 2024, by Said

  A real dragnet was carried out in Fez. More than 8,000 individuals were arrested in one month during joint security operations, conducted from July 20 to August 22.
  Nearly half of them, 3,864 people, were caught red-handed, in the act. The others, 4,280, were actively sought throughout the country for various offenses.
  To read: Moroccan Expat’s Car Stolen by Beach Parking Attendant in Marina Smir
  These operations made it possible to seize a real arsenal: 195 kg of hashish, 832 (…)

• Morocco’s Car Rental Industry Faces Crisis as Vehicle Thefts Surge
  7 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, car theft is a crisis affecting car rental platforms. Without a firm response from the Director General of National Security, Abdelatif Hammouchi, the crisis should continue to worsen.
  "We are experiencing a real crisis in the car rental sector due to the repeated thefts our vehicles are facing," says the owner of a car rental agency. According to him, the problem is no longer limited to isolated cases, but has become a phenomenon that threatens the continuity of their (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Urban Rodeos, Targeting Tourist Offenders
  10 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan police are waging a relentless fight against urban rodeos on motocross or cars, and are arousing the admiration of Le Point. While in France the fight is not yet taking off, in Morocco, the actions taken are fruitful.
  The action of the Moroccan police against rodeos on motocross or cars, "a phenomenon which, publicized on social networks, has taken on an unprecedented scale this year", even in France, proves to be fruitful. In Morocco, "the perpetrators are easily (…)

• Moroccan Police Swiftly Solve Tourist Theft Case in Tiznit, Arrest Two Suspects
  14 September 2024, by Said

  The judicial police of Tiznit put an end to a series of thefts from vehicles targeting tourists. Two individuals, known to the police, were arrested in less than 24 hours following the complaint of a foreign tourist victim of a bag theft.
  The case began with the filing of a complaint by the foreign tourist, victim of the theft of his handbag inside his car, parked in front of his hotel in Tiznit. The police reacted very quickly, conducting field investigations and technical research that (…)

• Moroccan Police Uncover Major Olive Oil Adulteration Scheme in Taounate
  23 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Kariat Ba Mohamed police, in the province of Taounate, seized a cargo vehicle loaded with a large quantity of adulterated olive oil and arrested a suspect.
  It all started with a routine check at the entrance to Kariat Ba Mohamed. The police officers decided to check the origin of the oils transported in the vehicle. They discovered that it was adulterated olive oil.
  The preliminary investigation also reveals that the seized oils were actually residues of olive oil used for (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Suspect in Chefchaouen Attempted Abduction Caught on Video
  26 September 2024, by Prince

  The police services of the city of Chefchaouen have arrested a man who tried to forcibly take a woman into a taxi.
  The video of the scene, published on social networks at the beginning of the week, was recovered by the elements of the General Directorate of National Security who opened an investigation to identify the victim and arrest the two suspects. In the video, we see an individual using force to compel a woman to get into a taxi on a street in Chefchaouen.
  According to a security (…)

• Driver Wins Court Case Against Unfair Traffic Fine in Morocco
  29 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Court of First Instance in Larache ruled in favor of a driver who was unfairly fined by a police officer.
  It all started with a traffic stop. On July 17, 2022, while driving on the beach road in Larache, a driver was stopped by a traffic officer, who accused him of exceeding the authorized speed limit by less than 20 km/h. Surprised, the driver disputes the officer’s decision, on the grounds that there was no warning sign indicating the presence of a checkpoint, and that the police (…)

• Suspected Cybercriminal Arrested in Marrakech: Franco-Algerian Accused of Bank Data Theft
  11 October 2024, by Said

  The police have put an end to the activities of a suspected cybercriminal. A 20-year-old man, holding dual French and Algerian nationality, was arrested on Thursday evening in a luxury hotel in Marrakech. He is suspected of having hacked banking data to finance a lavish lifestyle.
  It was a national search warrant issued by the judicial police of the ochre city that allowed the individual to be located and apprehended. Investigators suspect him of having set up a real fraudulent system. He (…)

• Moroccan Actress Karima Gouit Faces New Charges in Airport Incident Case
  17 October 2024, by Said

  The legal saga of the artist Karima Gouit has taken a new turn. The public prosecutor at the court of first instance in Marrakech has decided, this Thursday, to modify the indictment against the actress.
  Initially prosecuted for "contempt of the judicial authority", she is now accused of "contempt of a public official".
  This change follows an incident that occurred at the Marrakech-Menara airport between Karima Gouit and a security agent. The case, which was to be examined this (…)