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  • Morocco’s Police Force to Receive Exceptional Bonus for Outstanding Service
    6 December 2019, by Ginette

    The efforts made this year by police officers will be rewarded with an exceptional bonus. This is the decision of the Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi.
    This exceptional bonus is a sign of recognition for the zeal in the service of the homeland, the sense of honor and integrity in serving and protecting citizens, it is indicated.
    It is also an encouragement and an incentive for the development of security services, to meet challenges and win security-related (…)

  • South African Arrested at Moroccan Airport with Over 1 Kilo of Cocaine in Intestines
    22 December 2019, by Bladi.net

    The suspect had been arrested on arrival at Mohammed V airport on a flight from Sao Paulo (Brazil). He was accused of his alleged involvement in a cocaine trafficking case. The drug was well hidden in his intestines, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
    Placed under medical supervision at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca, the sworn officers extracted 80 capsules of the drug from the intestines of the accused, it is specified. (…)

  • Homeless Man Arrested in Agadir for Taxi Driver’s Murder, Police Say
    13 January 2020, by Bladi.net

    The prefectural police service of Agadir arrested an individual for his alleged involvement in the voluntary homicide of a taxi driver (2nd category).
    The defendant, a 22-year-old homeless man, committed the murder on Friday by suffocating the victim with the scarf she was wearing, due to previous disputes between the two parties, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
    The same source specifies that the investigations are ongoing to identify (…)

  • Moroccan Police Officer Flees to Europe Amid Financial Misconduct Probe
    28 February 2019, by Amine

    The security services of Tétouan have just opened an investigation into one of their own, this Monday, under the supervision of the Attorney General, to determine the professional shortcomings and financial irregularities of which he would be the author. This officer worked within the administrative department of the Tétouan Police Prefecture. He would be on the run.
    According to some information, the police officer in question would have fled Morocco towards a European country. Serious (…)

  • Fatal Stabbing in Casablanca: Teen Killed Over Refusal to Join Taxi Dispute
    3 March 2019, by Amine

    A man has just died from his knife wounds, in Casablanca. The reason: he refused to get involved in a dispute with a taxi driver.
    This happened in Hay Moulay Rachid in Casablanca. A man asks another to help him in a dispute against... a taxi driver. The latter refuses to get involved. Not tolerating this refusal, the first takes his knife and strikes. This will prove to be fatal.
    The victim, aged 18, died after being taken to the hospital, the one in Sidi Othmane to be precise. The (…)

  • Interpol-Wanted Algerian Arrested at Casablanca Airport for Global Document Forgery
    23 February 2020, by Bladi.net

    Suspected of belonging to a criminal network specializing in document forgery worldwide, an Algerian national was arrested at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca.
    On its Twitter account, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates, in a press release, that the suspect, who was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Interpol, was arrested by the police at Mohammed V Airport.
    For the needs of the investigation, the defendant was placed in custody, pending his possible (…)

  • Son Arrested in Salé for Fatal Stabbing of 70-Year-Old Father
    27 February 2020, by Bladi.net

    An individual was arrested on Tuesday, February 25 in Salé, for his alleged involvement in a case of assault with a bladed weapon resulting in the death of his father.
    A vicious crime in Salé. The residents witnessed an unusual tragedy. The suspect stabbed his father at his home, in Hay Rahma in Salé, for reasons and motives that are currently the subject of research and investigation.
    According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the elements of the judicial police, (…)

  • Repeat Offender Arrested in Tangier with Over 1 Kg of Cocaine
    8 March 2020, by Sylvanus

    The search in the DGST database revealed that the suspect is the subject of a national wanted notice by the judicial police of Tangier, for his involvement in international drug trafficking, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
    The police elements seized 1.16 kg of cocaine, five electronic scales, seven mobile phones and a light vehicle, during the search of the defendant’s home.
    Pending the elucidation of the ins and outs of this case, and (…)

  • American Tourist Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Knife Attack
    15 March 2020, by Bladi.net
  • Morocco Arrests Two for Inciting COVID-19 Lockdown Violations in Tangier
    23 March 2020, by Sylvanus

    The police arrested two individuals in Tangier on Sunday. They are accused of inciting gathering and violating the confinement imposed on citizens to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
    The judicial police services of Tangier arrested two individuals, aged 24 and 42, one of whom had a criminal record, for their alleged involvement in inciting gathering and disobedience, threatening the lives of others and violating the measures introduced as part of the state of health emergency decreed to (…)