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• Four Arrested in Southern Morocco Drug Trafficking Bust
  8 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the judicial police of the provincial security district of Tan-Tan arrested, on Saturday, four individuals for their alleged links with a criminal network active in international drug trafficking. An achievement made possible thanks to the precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  Two suspects were arrested in Tan Tan on the basis of arrest warrants issued against them for their involvement in drug (…)

• Massive Drug Bust in Fez: 2.3 Tons of Cannabis Seized, Two Arrested
  20 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  A large quantity of cannabis resin was seized by elements of the prefectural judicial police service in Fez. This follows the arrest on Thursday of two individuals suspected of being the perpetrators of this trafficking.
  This operation made it possible to seize 2.3 tons of chira, in a farm. On the spot, the police services proceeded to arrest the guard and a second individual, accused of being the main suspect in this trafficking. The latter was in possession of a large sum of money which (…)

• Moroccan Customs Officers Among 8 Arrested in Major Drug Trafficking Bust
  25 June 2020, by Prince

  Eight individuals, including two customs officers, were arrested on Wednesday by elements of the prefectural judicial police service in Oujda, for their alleged involvement in a case of drug and psychotropic trafficking, alcohol trafficking and the embezzlement of seized items in the context of criminal cases.
  The accused were arrested on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The first suspect, who is the (…)

• Major Drug Bust in Morocco: 610kg of Hashish Seized, Four Arrested in Tan-Tan
  3 July 2020, by Ginette

  Four individuals suspected of being linked to a criminal network were arrested on Tuesday by the judicial brigade elements of the city of Tan-Tan. This arrest was made on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that "the searches carried out as part of this case resulted in the seizure of 19 packages of chira weighing a total of 610 kilograms, of (…)

• Morocco Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell in Nador, Arrests 4 Suspects
  7 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  A terrorist cell was dismantled this Tuesday in Nador, by elements of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ). The group composed of four individuals has links with Daesh.
  This terrorist group maintains, according to the Ministry of the Interior, links with Daesh. One of the brothers of the four apprehended elements is a fighter of this terrorist group.
  This net cast by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) is part of the efforts made to combat the terrorist (…)

• Drug Trafficking Ring Busted: 7 Arrested in Morocco for Kidnapping and Extortion
  18 July 2020, by Ginette

  Seven people were arrested by the judicial police elements of Guelmim, on information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The alleged offenses are: criminal association, kidnapping, sequestration and ransom demand, as part of a settling of scores between international drug and psychotropic trafficking networks.
  Since the arrest of these individuals, the investigation opened has already allowed the security forces to realize that "the (…)

• DGST Officer Arrested in Rabat for Exam Fraud Scheme
  20 July 2020, by Ginette

  A police officer from the DGST was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in a case of fraud and scam. The arrest was made by elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police, based on precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The charges against the defendant are serious. He "usurped the identity of a member of the jury of the oral examination of the police access cycle and made his victims believe that he (…)

• Morocco Police Bust International Drug Ring, Arrest 3 Suspects in Guelmim
  26 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  Elements of the Judicial Police Brigade of the provincial district of Guelmim apprehended this Friday morning three individuals suspected of having links with a criminal network operating in international drug and psychotropic trafficking.
  The arrest of the three alleged drug traffickers was made possible thanks to information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). According to a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Assaulting Wife, Posting Abuse Video Online
  25 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  Accusing his wife of cheating on him, a man from Tangier tied up his wife before savagely assaulting her. The video sequence was then broadcast on social networks.
  It all started with the discovery of the video sequence on social networks by the central service in charge of crimes related to new technologies.
  In this video sequence, the young man, on the pretext of infidelity, "inflicted physical assaults on a naked and tied up woman," according to a statement from the General (…)

• French National Among Three Arrested in 5-Ton Cannabis Bust Near Casablanca
  8 August 2020, by Ginette

  The National Brigade of the Judicial Police seized, on Thursday, 5.222 tons of cannabis resin, accompanied by the arrest of three individuals, including a French national of Moroccan origin. According to information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), these defendants would have links with a criminal network that excels in the international trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.
  The operation that led to the arrest of the (…)