General Directorate of National Security

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• Morocco Launches Facebook-Powered Amber Alert System to Find Missing Children
  25 October 2022, by Armel

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) is currently setting up a new system to protect the safety of citizens, residents and foreigners. This is an innovative and integrated alert and search program for children reported missing under suspicious circumstances.
  A state-of-the-art mechanism, equipped with the latest electronic and computer technologies in the field of crime control and the protection of the safety of citizens, residents and foreigners, this program is designed (…)

• French National Arrested at Moroccan Airport for Child Pornography Charges
  5 June 2023, by Said

  A Frenchman was arrested by the police at Fès-Saïss airport last Saturday for possession and distribution of child pornographic material. The latter, aged 67, was about to leave Morocco for France.
  According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), this arrest follows a warrant issued by the police in Meknes.
  The initial investigations point to the possible involvement of the suspect in the downloading and dissemination of child pornographic content involving foreign (…)

• Morocco’s Police Force Embraces AI to Combat Crime, Boost Security
  21 May 2024, by Sylvanus

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) uses artificial intelligence to effectively fight crime.
  AI in the Moroccan police. During the open house days of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) organized in Agadir under the slogan "National Security: Citizenship, Responsibility and Solidarity", at the same time as the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the creation of national security, the head of the Division of Technological Watch and Methodologies at the (…)

• Morocco’s Police Force Embraces AI and Digital Upgrades in 2024
  31 December 2024, by Sylvanus

  This year, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has made great strides towards digital transformation and modernization of its services.
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) attaches great importance to digital transformation. This is evidenced by its annual report for 2024. The technical teams of the DGSN have integrated the police station management system, known by the acronym GESTARR, into the new computer platform dedicated to the management of crime and (…)

• Morocco Police Arrest Four Suspects in Expatriate Home Burglary Case
  14 January 2019, by Said

  The day after the release of a video showing the damage and thefts suffered at the home of a Moroccan living abroad, the police have just announced several arrests.
  "The judicial police brigade of Sidi Kacem brought, on Friday, before the prosecutor’s office, four individuals, including three minors, for their alleged involvement in a criminal network implicated in a case of burglary targeting a residence belonging to a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE)," says the General Directorate of (…)

• Moroccan Imam Arrested for Social Media Post Against Pope’s Visit
  2 April 2019, by Said

  The surveillance cell of the Moroccan police has just submitted to the justice system the file of an imam residing in Temara, in the outskirts of Rabat, following his remarks published on his Facebook page.
  According to the newspaper Assabah, the religious figure is accused of having published a text calling on parents not to allow their children to go to the Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat to welcome Pope Francis during his visit to Morocco on Saturday and Sunday.
  As soon as (…)

• Marrakech Police Dismantle Violent Robbery Gang, Arrest Key Suspect
  4 April 2019, by Said

  They should no longer be rampant in Marrakech. The police have just announced the arrest of several individuals suspected of being the perpetrators of several violent robberies in recent months in the ochre city.
  In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that it has dismantled "a criminal gang specializing in armed robbery, one of whose members was the subject of a national arrest warrant". The latter, who recently left prison, is accused of robbery (…)

• Marrakech Airport Police Inspector Suspended Over Tourist Theft Allegations
  25 January 2019, by Said

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just announced the suspension of a police inspector stationed at Marrakech-Menara airport following accusations of theft.
  "A judicial investigation has been opened by the prefectural service of the judicial police under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, in order to verify the accusations made against the inspector," the statement said.
  It added that the tourist claimed that after presenting his passport (…)

• Moroccan Companies Hit by Sophisticated Cyber Scam, Millions Lost
  8 March 2019, by Amine

  The DGSN is investigating a large-scale cyber-fraud case involving tens of millions of dirhams and targeting Moroccan companies. The investigation is stalling. It seems, according to the authorities, that the perpetrators of these online scams are seasoned hackers. But let’s take a closer look...
  The modus operandi includes a step of reconnaissance of the accounting situation of the targeted companies, receivables, invoices especially. Then, once the creditors and the amounts are known, (…)

• Interpol Fugitive Captured in Morocco: Spanish National Wanted for Murder and Prison Break
  30 March 2019, by Said

  The Moroccan police have just announced the arrest of a "dangerous" Spanish national under an international arrest warrant for multiple criminal cases.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that it has put an end to the escape of this man sentenced in his country to 58 years in prison for "premeditated homicide, kidnapping, sequestration and escape from a penitentiary institution".
  The latter had escaped in November last year "during his transfer (…)