Morocco
Morocco Deploys Airport Police and Gendarmes to Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
Gendarmes and police officers stationed at the various airports in Morocco have been deployed on the ground, for proper monitoring of the confinement measure.
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General Directorate of National Security
Morocco
Morocco Suspends ID Services and Residence Permit Renewals Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The identity data registration centers and the services for the control and renewal of residence permits are taking a break, during the crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced this decision in a press release.
Morocco
Moroccan Man Arrested for Spreading False COVID-19 Claims, Targeting Jewish Citizen
The elements of the prefectural judicial police service of Casablanca, in coordination with the central service for the fight against crimes related to new technologies, proceeded on Tuesday, March 31, to the arrest of a 35-year-old businessman working in a private company. He had wrongly accused a Jew of being responsible for the spread of the coronavirus.
Morocco
Morocco Launches Cybercrime Investigation into Leaked COVID-19 Patient Data
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) is now on the trail of individuals who published on social networks a purported list of people infected with the coronavirus.
Morocco
Rabat Police Chief Suspended for Violating COVID-19 Protocols
The police commissioner of the security district in Rabat has been suspended for failing to implement the emergency health measures.
Morocco
Morocco's Road Deaths Plummet 76% as COVID-19 Lockdown Reduces Traffic
The number of deaths due to road accidents has dropped sharply in the past week. Confinement is largely responsible for this.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Seize 3.8 kg of Heroin in Major Drug Bust in Nador
Elements of the judicial police brigade of Nador arrested on Tuesday an individual caught in flagrante delicto of possession of 3.8 kg of heroin.
Morocco
Morocco Arrests Two for False COVID-19 Reports in Social Media Prank
The dissemination of rumors and fake news has been severely punished in Morocco since last week. Two girls arrested on Saturday evening by the judicial police in Tangier learned this the hard way.
Morocco
Témara Supermarket Burglars Arrested During COVID-19 Lockdown in Morocco
Two individuals, taking advantage of the state of health emergency, to burglarize a supermarket in Témara , were arrested by the judicial police elements of the prefecture of Skhirat-Témara.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Arrest Two Suspects in Money Transfer Agency Robbery
The elements of the judicial police of Rabat and Témara, in close coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested two individuals. They would be involved in the burglary of a money transfer agency.
Morocco
Moroccan Man Arrested for Spreading False COVID-19 Information on Facebook
The judicial police of the Nador district security department proceeded, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, to the arrest of a 29-year-old individual. He is suspected of having posted online through computer systems a video containing erroneous and fraudulent data on the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
Morocco
Morocco Arrests 122 for Violating Coronavirus Lockdown in Salé
The provincial security services of Salé have, on Monday, March 23, arrested 113 adults and 9 minors. The latter have violated the confinement imposed by the Ministry of the Interior in order to fight against the progression of the coronavirus pandemic.