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• Belgian Rape Suspect Arrested at Casablanca Airport on Interpol Warrant
  20 August 2021, by Ginette

  A 55-year-old Belgian of Turkish origin was arrested on Tuesday at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. He would be involved in a rape case. The man was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued against him by the Turkish authorities.
  The suspect was arrested in Casablanca as he was disembarking from a flight from Belgium. The arrest warrant he was the subject of is a request from the Turkish authorities. The facts he is accused of date back to 2011 and are related (…)

• French Fraud Suspect Arrested at Marrakech Airport on Interpol Warrant
  7 May 2019, by Amine

  A few days ago, a French national was arrested in Marrakech who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol and requested by the Swiss authorities. He had defrauded a Swiss holding company.
  This French national had been convicted in absentia by Swiss courts for fraud. The Swiss authorities then issued an international arrest warrant against him, through Interpol. Less than a month later, he was arrested last Saturday at Marrakech-Menara airport as he was about to (…)

• Interpol Issues Red Notice for ’Extremely Dangerous’ Moroccan Murder Suspect
  17 May 2019, by Amine

  An international arrest warrant has just been issued by Interpol at the request of the German authorities to raise alert levels in Europe and elsewhere in order to arrest a Moroccan described as extremely dangerous and violent as well as potentially armed.
  This Interpol red notice concerns a certain Mohamed Soultana, born in 1976, "He has Arab features, black eyes, a beard and black hair," as described by the Spanish media ABC, probably for the radios as the media also publishes a photo (…)

• German Police Offer €3,000 Reward for Fugitive Moroccan Murder Suspect
  21 May 2019, by Amine

  The German police have just announced that a reward of 3,000 euros will be given to anyone who reveals the whereabouts of Mohamed Soultana, whom they consider to be "extremely dangerous", "violent" and probably armed.
  A few days ago, we learned that some European security services, including the Spanish services, had raised their level of vigilance in order to apprehend a Moroccan, named Mohamed Soultana, actively sought by the German authorities for murder with a firearm. Today, we learn (…)

• Interpol-Wanted Hacker Arrested in Morocco for International Bank Fraud
  1 December 2021, by Armel

  A sub-Saharan hacker, subject to an international arrest warrant based on a red notice issued by Interpol, was arrested on Wednesday in Fez.
  The person in question was wanted by the French authorities for "international hacking of bank data and their use in fraudulent commercial transactions," said a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The individual has been made available to the competent judicial authorities, who will have to rule on the extradition (…)

• French-Tunisian Fugitive Arrested in Morocco on Armed Robbery Charges
  12 February 2022, by Said

  A Frenchman under an international arrest warrant issued by the French authorities was arrested by the police in Saidia, announces the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  In a tweet, the DGSN states that the Franco-Tunisian was wanted for "his participation in a theft with or under the threat of weapons".
  In recent years, many individuals wanted by France had taken up residence in Morocco before being arrested. The latest is Sofiane Hambli, one of the biggest drug barons in (…)

• Interpol-Wanted American Arrested in Morocco for Child Assault
  3 March 2022, by Said

  An American national wanted by his country’s police in a case of assault on a minor has been arrested in Morocco, announced the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The 52-year-old suspect was apprehended as part of "cooperation between Moroccan security services and their American counterparts, as well as in the context of the ongoing efforts made by the national security services and territorial surveillance," explains the DGSN.
  The man is suspected of having assaulted a (…)

• French Tourists Flee Morocco After Allegedly Running Over Parking Attendant in Marrakech
  29 May 2019, by Amine

  Three French tourists have just caused serious injuries to a parking attendant by running him over with a car and, in all likelihood, they have already left Morocco.
  These French tourists would not have wanted to pay the "bill" owed to the parking attendant, namely three consecutive nights of surveillance, and simply ran him over.
  According to Alayam24, the attendant was seriously injured (multiple injuries of varying severity) and had to be taken to the military hospital in Marrakech, (…)

• Morocco Arrests 21 Interpol-Wanted Mafia Members, Extradites 15
  30 May 2019, by Kamal

  The Moroccan security services have succeeded in putting an end to the activities of 21 mafia members, as soon as they arrived on national territory. Wanted by Interpol, 15 of them were extradited to their country of origin.
  More than twenty criminals, the majority of whom are linked to international criminal organizations, were arrested by the Moroccan security services during the first 4 months of the year, before being brought to justice. As part of judicial cooperation with certain (…)

• Italian Mafia Boss Arrested in Tangier by Moroccan Authorities
  30 May 2019, by Amine

  Information from the DGST (Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance) allowed elements of the BNPJ (National Brigade of Judicial Police) to arrest an Italian mafia member, who, according to a statement from the DGSN (Directorate General of National Security), is suspected of leading one of the Camorra networks.
  This arrest was carried out in coordination with the judicial police department of Tangier. This man is 56 years old.
  The same press release states that he is accused of a (…)