Investigation

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• Moroccan Police Probe Business Leaders for Drug Money Laundering Scheme
  8 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The police are conducting an investigation into a money laundering case. It has set out to trace the managers of certain Moroccan companies involved in an international drug trafficking.
  The turnover and volume of activities of several Moroccan companies are literally contradictory. The audit of the accounts of these companies, specialized in import-export and real estate development, in Tangier, Nador and Casablanca, revealed the existence of unjustified financial flows, reports 360.ma. (…)

• Mystery Surrounds Death of 22-Year-Old in Agadir: Accident or Assault?
  9 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  A 22-year-old man died on February 8 under mysterious circumstances in Agadir. An investigation is underway to shed light on this case. The police are trying to determine whether he was the victim of a traffic accident or whether he succumbed to his injuries after being assaulted by the son of a prominent businessman in the city.
  On the web, Internet users have reported that a fight broke out between young people on the evening of Saturday, February 5, in a restaurant in the Sonaba (…)

• Double Murder Near Rabat: Suspect Sought in Beachside Stabbings
  22 October 2022, by Prince

  The Royal Gendarmerie is searching for an individual who allegedly committed a double murder on Friday night to Saturday in Harhoura, near Rabat.
  The individual stabbed his two victims to death at the "Casino" site, a very lively area due to the beach and shisha cafes located there. The criminal first murdered a cafe waiter in a rental house, before fatally stabbing the second victim, a security guard stationed at the Témara first instance court, reports Aaabir.ma.
  An investigation has (…)

• Moroccan Gendarmes Arrested in Brothel Raid, Sparking Investigation
  23 September 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Berrechid, two gendarmes were arrested in flagrante delicto of debauchery at the home of a famous pimp in the city. They are the subject of an investigation.
  A desire to satisfy his libido ends up at the gendarmerie. On Wednesday, two gendarmes serving in a brigade of the royal gendarmerie of the province of Berrechid went to the home of a famous pimp in the city to spend a drunken night there. On arrival at the premises, they wanted to be discreet by parking the service vehicle in a (…)

• Massive Gas Depot Fire in Morocco Contained, No Casualties Reported
  23 December 2022, by Ginette

  The fire that broke out around 6 p.m. on Thursday in a gas depot in Mohammedia is completely under control, according to local authorities.
  In a statement, the local authorities announced the complete control of the fire. Although significant material damage was recorded, no loss of life is to be deplored.
  "Only material losses are regretted: five tanker trucks caught fire out of the seven present on site, with a load of eight tons each. The intervention teams secured the area adjacent (…)

• Belgian Prosecutors Probe Moroccan Ambassador in EU Parliament Corruption Scandal
  19 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  Abderrahim Atmoun, a former MP, current Moroccan ambassador to Poland, is in the sights of the Belgian justice system following the corruption scandal that is shaking the European Parliament.
  Abderrahim Atmoun is cited in the corruption scandal rocking the European Parliament. He would be involved in a network of bribes to parliamentarians that the Belgian prosecutor’s office is investigating, reports the daily Le Soir.be. He owes his diplomatic successes, notably the agricultural and (…)

• Grisly Discovery: Human Remains Found at Abandoned Factory in Berrechid, Morocco
  14 June 2021, by Sylvanus

  In Berrechid, while going to his disused factory to pay the guard his monthly salary, the owner discovered human remains gnawed by dogs. He informed the gendarmerie of Had Soualem and an investigation was opened.
  The owner of this factory, which has ceased its activities, no longer has a guard. When he arrived on the premises, he was surprised to find that the door of the building was closed and that the guard was not at his post. He looks for him in vain. He manages to enter the (…)

• World Bank: Two-Thirds of Moroccan Women Overweight or Obese, Global Rates Soar
  14 February 2020, by Ginette

  In its report entitled "Health and Economic Consequences of an Imminent Global Challenge", the World Bank reveals that 66% of Moroccan women are obese or overweight. The same report indicates that worldwide, about 44% of adults and 20% of children over five are facing the same weight issues.
  This is a major health problem posed by this World Bank report. Overweight and obesity are measured using the BMI (body mass index), the financial institution specifies. It adds that the number of (…)

• Young Man Killed by Train at Spanish Station, Investigation Underway
  13 January, by Prince

  Said, a 22-year-old man, died on Thursday after being crushed by a train at the Herrera Mole station in Donostia (San Sebastián), Spain. An investigation has been opened to shed light on this tragedy.
  Said and another person were on the platform opposite the one where a train was parked. As the train had departed towards Hendaye, they jumped onto the track, according to a note from Euskal Trenbide Sarea (ETS). Said was crushed by the train; his friend, on the other hand, is safe and (…)

• Prostitution Ring Busted in Marrakech: 7 Arrested in Villa Raid
  26 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of the Ouled Hassoun brigade in the Al Ouidane commune in the Marrakech region, arrested, in flagrante delicto of debauchery and prostitution, three Kuwaiti nationals and four young Moroccan women.
  The arrest of these three Kuwaitis, aged 30 to 40, and these Moroccan women, aged 24 to 28, took place during a raid on a villa set up for the purposes of debauchery and prostitution, reports Assabah. In the wake of this, the gendarmerie elements also (…)