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Interpol Fugitive Arrested in Morocco: Franco-Algerian Wanted for Fraud and Money Laundering

Tuesday 22 October 2024, by Prince

Kamel J., a 36-year-old Franco-Algerian arrested seven months ago in Tangier, Morocco, is the subject of an Interpol red notice. He is wanted for fraud, money laundering and belonging to a criminal network.

The Tangier police services had arrested Kamel J. last March for assaulting a Moroccan client in a luxury hotel in the city, Achkayn reported. The victim had filed a complaint accompanied by a video from the hotel’s surveillance cameras proving the assault.

The Franco-Algerian had been residing for some time in the Moroccan city where he runs a restaurant. He was arrested on March 12 and placed in custody, before being brought before the competent judge on March 15, along with another woman, also a French national of Algerian origin.