End of the run for a dangerous fugitive. The Moroccan police intercepted, at the port of Tangier, a 26-year-old Dutch national. The man was the subject of an Interpol red notice issued by France for very serious acts involving drug trafficking and homicide.
The Moroccan police are turning in their report for the year 2025. With nearly 780,000 cases handled, Morocco is showing overall stable crime levels in volume, but is scoring decisive points on two major fronts: a sharp decline in violent crime and a record high rate of case resolution over the past decade.
A few days before the kick-off of the Africa Cup of Nations, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) is deploying major resources. Drones, thousands of cameras and specialized brigades: Morocco is putting in place an unprecedented security system to secure the competition.
A targeted police operation targeted a residential complex on Saturday afternoon. Investigators from Tétouan and Tangier raided a villa in search of a suspected trafficker, but the individual had left the premises before the arrival of the law enforcement forces.
Nicoletta Bortolotti’s dream stay in Marrakech turned into a bloody drama. Mowed down by a motorcycle in the middle of the medina, the Italian writer narrowly escaped death, but now recalls the immense wave of solidarity that followed her savage attack.
Moroccan airports are on high alert as the holidays approach. Based on Spanish intelligence, customs officers are now tracking a precise list of more than 17 suspects, turning vacation departures into a real trap for money laundering networks.
The Marrakech police arrested a 29-year-old man on Tuesday, following the release of a video showing the theft of a foreign tourist in the medina . The investigation allowed the recovery of the stolen object and revealed that one of the suspected accomplices was already in custody for another case.
The Marrakech police have commissioned a new surveillance center this Tuesday at the headquarters of the tourist brigade. This installation aims to strengthen the control of the old city thanks to advanced technologies, including facial recognition systems.
A spectacular chase has put an end to the flight of an individual actively sought by the justice system. The anti-gang brigade of Nador arrested, during the night of Friday, the one called "Ould Aïssa", seizing in the process significant quantities of narcotics and a vehicle registered abroad.
Thousands of Moroccans were the subject of search measures that no longer had any legal basis. A vast operation to clean up the judicial records has just corrected this situation, resulting in the cancellation of nearly 71,000 search warrants in just a few weeks.
A businessman thought he was investing in a miracle substance to extract treasures , he left a fortune there. The Marrakech police have just put an end to the activities of a gang that managed to extort ten million dirhams from its victim by selling the myth of "red mercury".
A French fugitive , actively sought by the justice system of his country for serious criminal acts, was arrested on Monday, November 17 in Marrakech. The operation was carried out jointly by the local police and the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).