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• Moroccan Police Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Cannabis in Desert Raid Near Tan-Tan
  7 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  A significant quantity of chira, or 02 tons and 988 kilograms, was seized by the judicial police elements of the city of Tan-Tan. This important seizure was made thanks to information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  According to a statement from the DGSN, the investigations led the police elements to identify the rear base for storing the drugs and psychotropic substances in question. It is, details the same source, a house located in a desert area (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize 311 kg of Cannabis in Goulmima Drug Bust
  13 January 2020, by Ginette

  A utility vehicle loaded with 311 kilograms of kif and 25 kilograms of powdered tobacco was seized on Thursday morning by the judicial police in the city of Goulmima. The operation was made possible thanks to information provided by the services of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) explains, in a press release, that the national security elements had intercepted the vehicle after its driver and his companion had (…)

• Driver Arrested in Sefrou for Fatal Hit-and-Run After Harassment Dispute
  19 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  A driver, accused of deliberately killing a 25-year-old man, was arrested in the Senhaja region, near Sefrou.
  The tragedy occurred after the 25-year-old suspect had an altercation with the victim who had prevented him, during an outing, from harassing a young girl, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). According to the same source, the accused ran over the victim with his vehicle before fleeing.
  The elements of the prefectural service of the (…)

• Five Arrested in Oujda for Visa Fraud and Human Smuggling Ring
  27 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  After being placed in custody, five individuals, aged between 32 and 60, were referred to the prosecutor for their alleged involvement in a case of forgery and use of forgery, in the organization of illegal immigration operations. The prefectural service of the judicial police of Oujda was behind the operation.
  The preliminary investigation indicates that two suspects are involved in the falsification of personal and administrative documents required to constitute visa application files (…)

• Major Drug Bust: 12,600 Pills Seized in Casablanca Highway Operation
  3 February 2020, by Ginette

  Two individuals were arrested during an operation, jointly carried out by the judicial police of Casablanca and the services of the General Directorate of National Territory Surveillance (DGST). The two suspects, one of whom has a criminal record, were apprehended in possession of 12,600 psychotropic pills.
  On Friday, in a detailed press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicated that the suspects were arrested on board a rental car on the highway, at the (…)

• Morocco’s Top Security Chief Honored by Spain for Counter-Terrorism Efforts
  5 February 2020, by Kamal

  Described as the "Guardian of the Kingdom", the head of the DGSN and the DGST, Abdellatif Hammouchi, has been distinguished three times in a row by Spanish diplomacy, for the roles played in the fight against terrorism, both at the national and regional levels.
  In response to a question from a member of the Spanish parliament, the government published an official statement detailing the reasons justifying the distinction of the head of the DGST with the medal of merit of the Red Cross. (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Spreading False Coronavirus Information About Meknes
  7 February 2020, by Ginette

  A 22-year-old individual, who filmed and disseminated a video discouraging Moroccans from going to Meknes because of the coronavirus, was arrested.
  While the authorities are striving to reassure Moroccans about the efforts made to keep the kingdom away from the coronavirus epidemic, some are sowing panic by disseminating fabricated information.
  The young man arrested is guilty of disseminating a video in which he presents himself as a doctor, with a protective mask covering part of his (…)

• Major Drug Bust in Tangier: 2.4 Tons of Cannabis Seized, Trafficking Network Dismantled
  10 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  A drug trafficking and illegal immigration network to southern Spain has been dismantled in Tangier.
  The operation, carried out by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation, in collaboration with the central services of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), made it possible to seize 2.4 tons of cannabis resin on board a utility vehicle, in the Moghougha district of Tangier, six inflatable boats, three engines, six oars, three jerrycans and five air pumps, (…)

• Missing 12-Year-Old Girl from Salé Found Safe in Marrakech After Multi-Day Search
  1 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  A girl, missing in Salé, on Thursday after leaving school, was found in Marrakech.
  The parents of this 12-year-old girl can finally smile again, after several days of anguish. The girl, who disappeared from her school under suspicious circumstances, had worried her loved ones, who reported her disappearance to the police in Salé.
  The searches and investigations, carried out by the judicial police services of Salé and Marrakech, in collaboration with the services of the General (…)

• Hospital Staff Arrested in Fez for Drug Theft and Trafficking Scheme
  1 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  The prefectural service of the judicial police of Fez arrested two individuals in Fez for their involvement in the diversion of drugs from a public hospital and their commercialization outside their legal framework.
  The two suspects, aged 37, work in the health sector, one as a sales representative of a private company, and the other, a specialist nurse at a public hospital in Fez.
  The operation, carried out in collaboration with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial (…)