Interpol

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• Saudi Dissident Arrested at Moroccan Airport on Interpol Warrant
  18 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  As he was about to board a flight to Turkey, a Saudi opponent wanted by Interpol was arrested at Marrakech airport. He could be extradited to Saudi Arabia.
  The arrest of Hassan Mohammad Al-Rabee, a Saudi opponent from the city of al-Aawamiyat in the al-Qatif region in eastern Saudi Arabia, took place on January 14, 2023 at Marrakech airport, according to a report from the Euro-Saudi Organization for Human Rights, stating that he was taken to an unknown location and that the Moroccan (…)

• Spain to Extradite Moroccan Migrant Trafficking Suspect Arrested in Almeria
  6 April 2023, by Prince

  The Audiencia Nacional has ordered the extradition of a 45-year-old Moroccan wanted by Interpol after the international arrest warrant issued by the judicial authorities of Tetouan on September 22, 2022, and arrested in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria) last November.
  Born in Dakhla in 1978, the accused is accused of migrant trafficking via the Strait of Gibraltar. He would have carried out his activities mainly in 2017, the year during which he organized the departure of migrants from the (…)

• Interpol-Wanted Chinese Fugitive Arrested in Morocco for Embezzlement
  7 April 2023, by Said

  A Chinese national was arrested on Wednesday by elements of the Laâyoune police prefecture, in southern Morocco. Aged 38, he was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Chinese judicial authorities for his alleged involvement in a case of embezzlement of public funds.
  According to a security source quoted by MAP, the database of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) revealed that the suspect was under a red notice issued at the request of the (…)

• French-Moroccan Man Arrested in Tangier for Alleged Rape and Theft in France
  20 April 2023, by Said

  A Moroccan national, also holding French and Tunisian nationalities, was apprehended on Tuesday in Tangier, following an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities. He is suspected of being involved in a case of rape and theft in France.
  The judicial police of Tangier were able to apprehend the suspect, aged 24, after identifying him in the Interpol databases. The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) specified, in a press release, that the suspect (…)

• Massive Cocaine Bust: Drugs Hidden in Tuna Shipment at Moroccan Port
  21 April 2023, by Said

  A joint operation carried out by Moroccan customs and police has thwarted an attempt at international drug trafficking via maritime containers. This operation took place at the Tanger Med port and resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of drugs hidden in tuna entrails.
  The investigation conducted by the prefectural judicial police service in Tangier has uncovered a transnational criminal network involved in this attempt to traffic cocaine. Preliminary data indicates that the (…)

• Morocco Arrests Suspect in Albanian Businessman’s Murder, Extradition Uncertain
  9 May 2023, by Said

  The alleged perpetrator of the murder of Albanian businessman Ardian Nikulaj in Shëngjin has been arrested in Morocco by the police. Ruben Saraiva, a 28-year-old Portuguese, was located thanks to information provided by Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rabat.
  However, according to an Euronews Albania journalist, he can only be transferred to Albania in exchange for a Moroccan prisoner who would have been arrested in the country, as Albania and Morocco do not have an extradition agreement. (…)

• Interpol Fugitive Arrested in Spain: Moroccan Drug Trafficking Suspect Caught
  20 May 2023, by Prince

  The Mossos d’Esquadra and the Spanish National Police arrested in Salt (Girona) a "dangerous" Moroccan criminal, wanted by the Moroccan authorities for drug trafficking, document forgery and membership in a criminal organization.
  On the run since 2021, the criminal, who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, was arrested on May 8 by agents who located him in a hotel in Salt (Girona), reports NIUS.
  The fugitive was in charge of organizing the transport of (…)

• French Murder Suspect Arrested in Morocco After 13-Year Manhunt
  24 May 2023, by Said

  The Moroccan authorities proceeded, on Monday, to the arrest of a 34-year-old individual, suspected of being involved in a voluntary homicide committed on French soil, according to information communicated by a security source cited by the Map.
  This arrest comes following a joint operation by the judicial police department of Rabat and the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, specifies the same source.
  According to the information gathered about this case, (…)

• Spanish Police Capture Moroccan Fugitive Wanted for Murder and Trafficking
  1 June 2023, by Said

  A man wanted by Morocco was arrested by the Spanish police in Tarragona, in the north of the country, following an international arrest warrant issued by the public prosecutor’s office of the Court of Appeal of Nador.
  The man is accused of serious crimes, including homicide, belonging to a criminal organization, drug and human trafficking, and illegal importation of weapons. His capture was made possible after agents of the Fugitive Group of the Spanish police identified him following the (…)

• Swedish Woman Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Child Abduction and Document Fraud
  11 June 2023, by Said

  Under an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, a 31-year-old Swedish woman was arrested on Saturday, June 10 in Marrakech. According to the authorities, she would be involved in a kidnapping case and the falsification of official documents.
  According to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the young woman would have falsified her husband’s signature to produce false documents, thus allowing her to kidnap their minor son who was under shared (…)