Interpol

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• Interpol Fugitive from Morocco Arrested in Spain, Facing 22-Year Sentence
  9 June 2022, by Prince

  A Moroccan, wanted by Interpol for ill-treatment, theft, sexual assault and threats in Morocco, was arrested in Bilbao (Basque Country), during a joint operation carried out by the national police and the local police.
  The fugitive had settled in the San Francisco (Bilbado) neighborhood to escape Moroccan justice, which was looking for him to sentence him to 22 years in prison for various crimes. He was arrested by a municipal police patrol who identified him on the street, reports El (…)

• Interpol-Wanted Spanish Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested in Morocco
  15 June 2022, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) proceeded on Tuesday, June 14 at the Tanger-Med port to the arrest of a Spanish national subject to an Interpol red notice. He would be a member of a criminal organization active between Spain and Latin American countries.
  The arrested Spaniard is 37 years old, the DGSN specifies in a press release, adding that he was wanted for his alleged involvement in an international network of hard drug trafficking and money (…)

• Interpol-Wanted Nigerian Arrested in Morocco for Human Trafficking and Cybercrime
  21 June 2022, by Armel

  The police arrested on Sunday in Casablanca, a Nigerian under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish judicial authorities.
  The suspect, a 42-year-old man, would be involved in a case related to the organization of illegal immigration and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, according to a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  On the run in Morocco, the individual was also the subject of a search warrant issued by the (…)

• Interpol-Flagged Car Theft: Two Algerians Arrested at Moroccan Port
  20 July 2022, by Ginette

  Early Tuesday morning, July 19, police elements at the port of Beni N’sar in Nador arrested two Algerian nationals for their alleged involvement in a case of theft and international car smuggling.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said the two Algerian nationals, aged 26 and 34, were arrested during checks carried out by the police on a boat coming from a French port. They allegedly tried to smuggle two vehicles registered in France into Morocco. But the (…)

• French Student Arrested in Morocco, Wanted by FBI for Major Hacking Scheme
  28 July 2022, by Sylvanus

  Accused of being the hacker who breached the data of hundreds of American companies, a French student wanted by Interpol, was arrested and then incarcerated in Morocco. The Moroccan justice is currently examining his extradition requested by the United States.
  Sébastien Raoult, a French computer science student at the Epitech school in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, is in a serious situation. He is suspected by the FBI of belonging to a very active hacker group in the early 2000s, the (…)

• Spanish Police Hunt Most Wanted Fugitive, Possibly in Morocco
  13 August 2022, by Prince

  The Spanish police launched a campaign in May to apprehend the ten most wanted fugitive criminals at the national and international level for murder, drug trafficking, forgery or sexual abuse of minors. Three of them have already been arrested.
  The most wanted criminal in Spain is Luis Martínez Calleja, suspected of violent theft and considered "extremely aggressive." He could be in Morocco, but also in Spain, Portugal, France or Andorra.
  The other suspects are Manuel Herrero Muñoz, (…)

• Dutch Robbery Suspect Arrested at Tangier Airport on German Warrant
  25 August 2022, by Armel

  The police arrested on Tuesday at Tangier airport a Dutchman subject to an international arrest warrant issued by the German judicial authorities.
  The suspect, a 33-year-old man, is allegedly linked to a criminal network active in armed robbery, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect, who is on the Interpol list and subject to a red notice issued by the German authorities, is suspected of (…)

• Interpol Fugitive Arrested in Morocco: French Bank Fraud Suspect Caught in Marrakech
  30 October 2022, by Armel

  A Frenchman who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by France was arrested on Friday by the police in Marrakech.
  The individual was apprehended during an administrative procedure at his home, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  According to Interpol data, the suspect’s name is mentioned in a case of fraud against the bank where he worked. He would be involved in the granting of fraudulent loans for the benefit of his (…)

• French Drug Trafficking Suspects Arrested at Casablanca Airport
  1 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Two French nationals were arrested at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca for their alleged involvement with a criminal gang active in drug trafficking between Spain and France.
  The arrest of these two French nationals aged 35 and 22 took place on October 29 as they disembarked from a plane from Tunis at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. The Interpol database allowed the elements of the National Security to identify and apprehend them. The French judicial (…)

• Manhunt Continues for Moroccan Suspect in Spanish Student’s Fatal Hit-and-Run
  20 November 2022, by Prince

  Exactly one year ago, Claudia San Roman Medina, a 20-year-old medical student, was the victim of a traffic accident as she was returning home.
  November 20 is celebrated as World Day of Victims of Road Traffic Accidents. It was on this date last year that the young woman died, after being hit by a car in front of the gate of her home as she was returning from an outing with friends. On Saturday, her parents left the Canary Islands where they live to attend the mass celebrated in her memory (…)