General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance

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• Moroccan Police Seize Gold Ingots and €2.4 Million in Major Bust
  9 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) of Oujda in coordination with the prefectural service of the judicial police of the city, on Friday, August 7, proceeded to seize 20kg of gold plates and 2,489,870 euros and arrested four individuals in the process. This was thanks to the precise information provided by the services of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The research and investigations carried out as part of this case made it (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Investigate Massive Gold and Cash Seizure in Oujda
  11 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  The services of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in coordination with the General Directorate of Surveillance of the National Territory (DGST) are continuing the investigations to find the origin of the 20 kg of gold plates and the sum of around 2.5 million euros seized in Oujda on Friday, August 7, and their final destination.
  It could be the loot of thefts, smuggling and ransom money obtained following terrorist kidnappings, particularly in the Sahel, estimates Al (…)

• Morocco’s Police Chief Cracks Down on Corruption as Two Officers Arrested
  1 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, also DGST, is determined to fight corruption in the police. Two police officers were arrested in the space of two days, one in Salé, the other in Agadir.
  In a press release, the DGSN indicated that the regional judicial police service of Rabat opened an investigation to determine the criminal acts attributed to a police officer, an element of the anti-gang brigade under the provincial security of Salé. He would be involved (…)

• Morocco Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell in Multi-City Raid
  10 September 2020, by Bladi.net

  A vast anti-terrorist operation targeting several cities took place this morning in Morocco. It targeted members with links to the terrorist group known as the Islamic State.
  Several cities were raided by elements of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), under the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), as part of these security operations. These are Tangier, Tiflet, Temara and Skhirat, where the police raids led to the arrest of five extremists aged between (…)

• Moroccan Police Bust Human Trafficking Ring Targeting Canary Islands
  16 September 2020, by Kamal

  An operation carried out on Monday by the judicial police of Guelmim led to the dismantling of a human trafficking and illegal immigration network. 8 individuals, including 2 African nationals, were arrested.
  According to information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, the suspects, apprehended at different locations in the city, were organized in a network of smugglers operating between Morocco and the Canary Islands.
  During the searches, 5 cars, an (…)

• US Ambassador Meets Morocco’s Security Chief to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Efforts
  26 September 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, received the US Ambassador to Morocco. Bilateral security cooperation was on the agenda of their discussions on Thursday in Rabat.
  During this meeting, the two parties discussed the various security issues of common interest, especially the mechanisms of cooperation and coordination in the fight against the risks of terrorist danger, violent extremism, organized crime and their growing links in the North Africa and Sahel (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize 4.3 Tons of Drugs in Major Errachidia Bust
  25 September 2020, by Bladi.net

  More than 4 tons of drugs have been seized by the police and gendarmerie forces since the beginning of the year in Errachidia.
  The traffic in illegal products continues to thrive in the kingdom. Thus, more than four tons of chira, 300 kg of kif, 13 vehicles and the arrest of 16 people were seized. This was stated by the police commissioner, head of the anti-drug brigade of the regional judicial police service of Errachidia, Abdelali Maghraoui, in a statement on Thursday.
  All of these (…)

• Family Mourns 11-Year-Old Moroccan Boy Killed in Brutal Sexual Assault Case
  4 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  Nearly a month after the murder of their son, on September 7, by a 24-year-old worker, the parents of Adnane Bouchouf have returned to this tragedy. They gave a poignant testimony about the last memories they have of their child.
  On September 7, as he was going to the neighborhood pharmacy to pay for medicines around 4 p.m., the teenager was intercepted by the alleged murderer who took him to his apartment, reports 2m.ma. According to the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), (…)

• Moroccan Pharmacist Arrested in Major Psychotropic Drug Trafficking Bust
  6 October 2020, by Kamal

  After 20 years of practice, a 52-year-old pharmacist in Oujda has finally succumbed to the lure of easy money, becoming one of the largest suppliers of psychotropic tablets in Morocco.
  The criminal network, composed of the pharmacist and his 31-year-old assistant who was in charge of taking orders, was finally dismantled thanks to information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance.
  Three individuals from Salé were arrested last Wednesday in flagrante delicto of (…)

• Morocco Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell Planning Attacks in Tangier
  6 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) announced on Wednesday the dismantling of a terrorist cell in Tangier. This operation made it possible to know the intentions of the cell affiliated with the Islamic State group.
  The BCIJ announced that it had dismantled a terrorist cell based on information provided by the services of the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance. The cell is composed of four people aged 23 to 26 years old. This cell is led by Abu Hamza (…)