General Directorate of National Security

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• Deadly Week on Moroccan Roads: 17 Killed, Nearly 2,000 Injured in Traffic Accidents
  24 April 2019, by Said

  The Moroccan road continues to kill as shown once again by the figures just released by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  During the week from April 15 to 21, 17 people were killed and 1,933 others were injured, including 73 seriously, in 1,398 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas, according to a statement.
  The DGSN blames the inattention of pedestrians and drivers, non-compliance with traffic lights and stop signs, lack of vehicle control, non-compliance (…)

• French Murder Suspect Arrested in Morocco Following Interpol Alert
  20 September 2024, by Said

  A French national was apprehended this Friday in Ifrane based on information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The man was actively wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by the French authorities.
  According to a statement from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), the fugitive was the subject of an Interpol "red notice" for his alleged involvement in a premeditated murder committed in Bordeaux.
  After his arrest, the (…)

• Spanish Couple Arrested at Ceuta Border with 345 kg of Cannabis Hidden in Motorhome
  21 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  In coordination with the Customs elements, the National Security Services operating at the Bab Sebta crossing point seized, on Friday, July 19, 2019, 345 kg of cannabis resin, on board a motorhome registered abroad and driven by a Spanish national.
  The goods were in the form of tablets. They were on board a vehicle registered abroad and driven by a Spanish national, accompanied by a woman of the same nationality, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The (…)

• Brazilian Couple Arrested at Casablanca Airport for Cocaine Smuggling
  21 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  A Brazilian couple aged 20 and 27 were arrested at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca on Thursday, September 19, for their alleged involvement in an international cocaine trafficking case, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  Arrested on board a flight from Sao Paulo (Brazil), the two suspects were searched. According to the Map, the initial searches on them revealed 210 grams of cocaine in the possession of the wife.
  In addition, the scanner (…)

• Moroccan Police Debunk Viral Video of Alleged Serial Killer Attack, Cite 2018 Incident
  6 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  After doing meticulous work on the files (audio recordings), the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has provided a formal denial concerning a video widely circulated on WhatsApp. It claimed the assault of a woman with a knife by, it was said, a serial killer.
  The results of the DGSN’s research and technical expertise refute the thesis that a woman was attacked with a knife by a serial killer.
  It is rather a case of settling scores, dating back to 2018, indicates the DGSN in (…)

• Moroccan Intelligence Chief Lauded by Dutch Police for Role in Major Crime Boss Arrest
  23 December 2019, by Kamal

  The Director General of the DGSN and the DGST, Abdellatif Hammouchi, received a telephone call from the Director General of the Dutch police, following the arrest of Ridouan Taghi.
  The senior security official expressed his gratitude for the role played by the Moroccan security services and his high gratitude for the exemplary collaboration deployed by the services of the two countries that allowed to determine the location of the fugitive criminal, Redouan Taghi.
  The call was, (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize 589 kg of Cannabis in Major Drug Bust Near Agadir
  25 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The judicial police, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), proceeded, on Saturday, February 22, 2020, in the industrial district of Ait Melloul, to the arrest of a truck driver transporting 589 kg of cannabis resin. The suspect was arrested in the industrial district of Ait Melloul.
  According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the truck driver is a 49-year-old individual with multiple criminal records. The (…)

• Woman Attempts Self-Immolation at Marrakech Airport After Missing Flight
  3 August 2020, by Kamal

  A 37-year-old woman took the security services by surprise by attempting to set herself on fire inside the Marrakech-Menara International Airport.
  The incident took place on Sunday morning in the airport’s reception hall, according to the statement of the General Directorate of National Security, which specifies that an investigation has been opened by the prefectural judicial police service.
  The young woman was apprehended by the national security elements, immediately after she had (…)

• Rabat School Evacuated After Students Stage Fake Bomb Threat
  4 October 2021, by Armel

  The students of the Descartes High School in Rabat had to leave their establishment on Monday, after an alert about a suspicious package. A big joke orchestrated by some students.
  A blue fear seized the Descartes High School where the administration called the police for a suspicious package. The rumor quickly spread in the morning, triggering the use of large-scale means.
  Very quickly, cynologists were dispatched to the scene. After the necessary checks, they found that it was a fake (…)

• Mental Health Patient Sparks False Bomb Scare at Descartes High School
  5 October 2021, by Ginette

  A 41-year-old man placed on Monday, near the Lycée Descartes, a kraft bag containing two empty alcoholic beverage bottles wrapped in a ribbon. Taken for a bomb, the high school was evacuated before the searches and investigations made it possible to understand that the package posed no danger.
  The individual who placed the bag is a man followed in a mental and psychiatric clinic, indicated on Tuesday the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a press release. Questioned by the (…)