General Directorate of National Security

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• Tourist’s Viral Video Leads to Arrest in Chefchaouen Harassment Case
  17 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) succeeded in arresting an individual whom a foreign tourist accused of harassment in a video widely circulated on social networks while she was taking photos during a visit to Chefchaouen.
  Technical expertise reveals that the recording and dissemination of this video date back to May 2023. At that time, the tourist was staying in Morocco, and had not filed any complaint about these acts with the police, the DGSN said. (…)

• Daring Heist in Tangier: 9 Kilos of Gold Stolen from Jewelry Store During Prayer Time
  14 April, by Said

  A significant security operation was deployed in the Haddad district of Tangier after a jewelry store was targeted by an organized gang in a burglary. The operation took place during prayer time.
  According to available information, the targeted store was burglarized after the perpetrators forced entry into an adjacent commercial property. They then reportedly dug a substantial opening in the wall separating the two shops to access the jewelry store. This method has been described by some (…)

• Tangier Police Arrest Three in Jewelry Store Heist, Recover Stolen Gold
  15 April, by Prince

  The judicial police of Tangier, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), have arrested three individuals for their alleged involvement in the burglary of a jewelry store.
  Aged between 29 and 46, the accused accessed the premises by drilling a hole in the wall of a building adjacent to the store located in the Beni Makada area, before taking away a significant quantity of jewelry.
  The investigation conducted by the judicial police (…)

• Morocco Arrests Two for Illegal Online Sale of Abortion Pills
  22 December 2020, by Kamal

  Two individuals were indicted on Saturday in Nador for their alleged involvement in the illegal sale of abortion pills on social networks.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security reported that the two accused, aged 25 and 37, were identified thanks to the fake profiles used on Facebook.
  The preliminary investigation, conducted by the judicial police of Nador, made it possible to seize large quantities of abortion pills, payment receipts, in addition to the sum of (…)

• Casablanca Restaurants Face Crackdown for COVID-19 Rule Violations
  30 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  On the orders of Abdellatif Hammouchi, director of the DGST-DGSN hub, a "clean hands" operation is underway to enforce the law on all Casablanca restaurants that trample on measures to prevent Covid-19.
  This operation was launched following a number of findings made in several restaurants in Casablanca. These include non-compliance with the closing time set at 11 p.m., physical distancing measures, wearing masks, and music played at full volume like in a nightclub... The Tahiti Beach (…)

• Morocco Arrests 25 ISIS Affiliates Planning Terrorist Attacks Across Kingdom
  19 December 2021, by Sylvanus

  Elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the General Directorate of the Territorial Surveillance Agency (DGST) and the Royal Gendarmerie have arrested 25 people suspected of supporting the Islamic State in several cities of the kingdom. They were planning terrorist attacks.
  Carried out under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office on December 8, this operation resulted in the arrest of 25 extremists in Tétouan, Ksar El Kébir, Fès, Meknès, Agadir, (…)

• Suspect Arrested in Brutal Murder of 5-Year-Old Child in Morocco
  27 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  An individual in an abnormal mental state was arrested on Tuesday, November 27, 2019, for voluntary homicide of a 5-year-old child in the Sala Al Jadida district.
  The murder weapon, a retractable knife, was seized for the purposes of the investigation, pending clarification on the motives of the crime, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  As for the suspect, he was placed in custody with the judicial police brigade and made available for the (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize Half-Ton of Cannabis at Tanger-Med Port
  26 June 2019, by Said

  Half a ton of drugs, more precisely, cannabis resin (chira), was seized, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, by the police services, at the Port of Tanger-Med, in northern Morocco. The shipments were on board two international transport trucks.
  These two trucks were heading towards one of the European ports, indicates the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), in a press release published on its Twitter account. According to this document, the two operations led to the arrest of the two (…)

• Morocco Arrests Teacher for Online Threats Against Foreign Volunteers
  7 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  A primary school teacher was arrested on the evening of Monday, August 5, 2019, in Taroudant, by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police, in a case of advocacy of terrorist acts and incitement to commit them.
  The defendant posted a Facebook post in which he praised dangerous criminal acts against foreign tourists doing volunteer work in Morocco and incited them. Immediately, the National Brigade of the Judicial Police, in close coordination with the services of the Directorate General (…)

• Moroccan Brothers Arrested for Allegedly Funding Fighters in Syria and Iraq
  22 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ, in coordination with the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) (DGST), proceeded, on September 18 in Meknes, to the arrest of two brothers. They would be involved in the illegal transfer of funds to Moroccan fighters on the Syro-Iraqi scene.
  The continuous efforts made by the security services in monitoring suspicious funds and drying up the sources of terrorist financing are bearing fruit.
  Proof of this, an (…)