
17 Killed, Over 2,000 Injured in Week-Long Surge of Urban Road Accidents in Morocco
During the week of November 9 to 15, seventeen people were killed and 2,038 others were injured, including 66 seriously, in 1,485 road accidents in urban areas.

During the week of November 9 to 15, seventeen people were killed and 2,038 others were injured, including 66 seriously, in 1,485 road accidents in urban areas.

Some 280 fixed and mobile radars have been received this year by the various security services (police and gendarmerie), said the Minister of Equipment Abdelkader Amara during a session of the Board of Directors of the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA).

27 people, including 7 minors, were arrested Monday evening by the Casablanca police for non-compliance with the state of health emergency. They are also accused of causing damage to public and private property and of endangering the lives of others.

The caretaker of a villa in Nador , owned by a former parliamentarian, was arrested on Friday following the discovery of sophisticated weapons and ultra-modern navigation equipment. 18 candidates for illegal immigration were apprehended in the act.

Three individuals, including a woman, were arrested on Wednesday at the port of Casablanca . They are accused of their alleged involvement with a criminal network active in international drug trafficking.

The judicial police of Casablanca arrested, on Wednesday evening, three individuals aged 19 to 46 years old. They would have links with a criminal network active in international drug trafficking.

The Boukidaren wholesale market was used as the site for the destruction of about 12 tons of drugs. These are mainly seizures made in recent months during several operations in Al Hoceima .

Elements of the judicial brigade of the city of Assilah arrested on Tuesday morning a 43-year-old individual. He is suspected of being a member of a criminal network active in drug and psychotropic trafficking.

A cargo of 450 kilograms of cannabis resin was seized by the elements of the national security and customs operating at the Tanger Med port. This large quantity of drugs was on board an internationally registered Moroccan cargo truck.

A Moroccan delegation, composed of senior officials from the Royal Armed Forces , the Royal Gendarmerie and the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), arrived on Sunday evening in Dakhla.

Six individuals aged between 36 and 46 were arrested by the prefectural judicial police service of [Agadir]. They are accused of being allegedly involved in a criminal network active in international drug trafficking.

An attempt at international drug and psychotropic trafficking was thwarted by the police in Laâyoune. The operation led to the arrest of a repeat offender aged 28, wanted at the national level for cases of violent theft and for his alleged involvement in this new case.