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• Morocco Drug Scandal: Law Enforcement Officers Accused of Aiding Traffickers in Northern Region
  7 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  Many law enforcement officers are accused of complicity with drug traffickers in the northern region. This is revealed in a report from the authorities of Nador, sent to the central services of the Interior Department.
  Law enforcement officers receive a share of the funds from drug trafficking operations, confides a source from Beni Ensar (a neighboring municipality of Melilla) to Assabah. These officers have received warnings and reprimands from their superiors.
  They are accused of (…)

• Massive Drug Bust: 7 Tons of Cannabis Seized at Morocco-Africa Border Crossing
  7 March 2020, by Ginette

  A joint operation, carried out by the security services, made it possible to thwart an attempt to traffic seven tons of chira (cannabis resin) at the Guergarate border post. The operation was a success, thanks to the information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The seven tons of chira were on board an international transport truck, registered in Morocco. According to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the vehicle (…)

• Major Drug Bust: Over 130 kg Seized at Tangier Port in International Trafficking Operation
  9 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  An attempt at international drug trafficking from the fishing port of the city of Tangier was thwarted on Sunday.
  The operation, carried out by the judicial police elements of Tangier and their counterparts in Tetouan, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), made it possible, on Sunday, to seize two utility vehicles, according to a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The loads of the two vehicles are estimated (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Two Suspects in Money Transfer Agency Robbery
  26 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  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.
  In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that the services of the National Security of Témara had on Monday, noted the theft of a sum of money in national currency within a commercial money transfer (…)

• Massive Drug Bust in Morocco: 200kg Cannabis, Cocaine Seized Near Agadir
  10 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  An individual was arrested on Wednesday in Agadir for his alleged involvement in a case of possession and trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.
  The joint operation, carried out by the prefectural judicial police service of Agadir, in collaboration with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), led to the seizure of 200 kg of cannabis and 20 kg of kif, as well as 150 grams of cocaine, at the Tikiwin checkpoint, on the outskirts of Agadir, (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Major Drug Trafficking Suspect in Laâyoune Operation
  11 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  The operation carried out on Friday by the prefectural judicial police service of Laâyoune, in collaboration with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), made it possible to arrest the defendant in Smara, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The search in the database of persons wanted by the justice system revealed that the accused is wanted at the national level for international drug trafficking, the (…)

• Five Arrested in Tangier for Burglary and Drug Trafficking Following Rifle Theft
  15 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  The judicial police services of Tangier and Chefchaouen arrested last weekend five individuals for their alleged involvement in cases of burglary, possession and international drug trafficking.
  It all started with the observation made by the judicial police services of Tangier, on April 9, concerning a burglary committed in an apartment and the disappearance of a hunting rifle, several cartridges and personal effects, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National (…)

• Massive Drug Bust in Morocco: 1.7 Tons of Cannabis Seized, 3 Arrested in Zagora
  17 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  The judicial police brigade of Zagora arrested three individuals and seized about one ton and 691 kilograms of chira. These individuals, suspected of belonging to a drug trafficking network, were taken into custody.
  Three suspected drug traffickers arrested, 1.691 tons of cannabis resin seized in Zagora. Apprehended on Thursday morning, they are suspected of belonging to an international drug trafficking network.
  During this operation, the police seized a truck used to transport the (…)

• Four Arrested in Morocco for International Drug Trafficking Attempt
  17 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  Four individuals were arrested in a case of attempted international drug trafficking, on Thursday in Assilah.
  It was the local judicial police brigade under the regional security directorate that carried out the arrest of the four suspects, aged between 18 and 54 years old, based on information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), through a press release, indicates that three of the (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize 365 kg of Cannabis in Major Drug Bust in Agadir
  27 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  A 31-year-old individual was arrested in the early hours of Saturday in Agadir, for his alleged involvement in a case of possession and trafficking of cannabis resin.
  The operation, set up by elements of the prefectural judicial police service of the city of Agadir, in collaboration with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), led to the arrest of the suspect, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The (…)