Kidnapping

Articles

• Moroccan Man Escapes Kidnappers in Spain After Two-Day Ordeal and Ransom Demand
  9 April, by Prince

  The Guardia Civil has arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and sequestration of a man of Moroccan origin in Oropesa del Mar (Castellón).
  The three suspects, two Moroccans and a Spaniard, kidnapped the victim, then held him captive for two days in an apartment where they forced him to provide his bank details to empty his accounts. They also recorded videos of the handcuffed Moroccan that they then sent to his family in Morocco to demand a ransom of 30,000 (…)

• Casablanca Police Arrest Three in Bitcoin-Related Kidnapping and Extortion Scheme
  7 July 2019, by Said

  A case of kidnapping and sequestration has just been uncovered by the police in Casablanca. There is also talk of the seizure of an amount of 2 million dirhams, the origin of which is, for the moment, unknown.
  "The Prefectural Judicial Police Service of Casablanca proceeded, on Friday evening, to the arrest of three people, aged 30 to 34, for their alleged involvement in a case of attempted kidnapping and sequestration with theft, in addition to the possession of a large sum of money in (…)

• Missing Moroccan Teen Found Safe, Abduction Claims Unfounded
  8 July 2019, by Said

  A 18-year-old girl reported missing since Friday, July 5, has been found safe and sound. The police are investigating and even speak of the denunciation of a fictitious crime.
  A statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), published on Twitter, indicates that "the 18-year-old girl, reported missing by her family, under ambiguous conditions, on July 5, was found on Sunday evening in Larache". She was found near a supermarket and does not seem to have been kidnapped, (…)

• Belgian Police Seek Witnesses in Unsolved Kidnapping and Murder of Mohamed Harrouchy
  2 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  At the request of the Brussels investigating judge, the police launched an appeal for witnesses on Monday, July 30, 2019, as part of the continuation of the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Mohamed Harrouchy.
  The police are looking for witnesses who will provide them with additional information to help shed light on the kidnapping and murder of Mohamed Harrouchy.
  "In the context of this murder, the investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed Mohamed’s (…)

• Moroccan Police Arrest Three in Million-Dirham Kidnapping Plot in Meknes
  8 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Three individuals involved in a case of kidnapping, sequestration and ransom demand fell into the hands of the elements of the Prefectural Service of the Judicial Police of Meknes, on the evening of Tuesday, August 6, 2019.
  It all started with a report of a person’s disappearance under suspicious circumstances. The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), in a press release, specifies that the person who filed the complaint had called the victim by telephone, but another, unknown (…)

• Suspect with Criminal History Arrested in 5-Year-Old’s Kidnapping in Morocco
  24 September 2022, by Sylvanus

  The judicial police of Kenitra in coordination with the royal gendarmerie arrested the person suspected of having participated in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl found on Friday morning.
  The arrest of the suspect took place on a fishing boat. This 37-year-old man had numerous criminal records in cases of theft, assault, knife injuries, public drunkenness and illegal immigration, according to the DGSN.
  Pending the determination of the context and motives of the minor’s kidnapping, as (…)

• French Authorities Freeze Crypto Ransom in Ledger Co-Founder Kidnapping Case
  15 February, by Sylvanus

  The cybercops would have frozen the substantial cryptocurrency ransom sent to Morocco after the kidnapping of David Balland, co-founder and former employee of Ledger, a French cryptocurrency company, as well as his partner.
  The French justice is looking for the one or the sponsors of the kidnapping of David Balland, co-founder and former employee of Ledger, as well as his partner. In this sense, in-depth interrogations continue before the investigating judge, reports Le Parisien.
  On (…)

• Nine Arrested in Rabat for Alleged Kidnapping and Ransom Plot
  8 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Prefectural Service of the Judicial Police of Rabat arrested nine Sub-Saharan Africans on Friday, September 6. They would be involved in a case of kidnapping, sequestration and ransom demand.
  The Sub-Saharans were arrested based on precise information provided by the services of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). In total, nine of them, including two women and a minor daughter, for their alleged involvement in a case of kidnapping and sequestration accompanied (…)

• Two Arrested in Kenitra for Alleged Kidnapping and Rape of 19-Year-Old Woman
  11 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The police in Kenitra have arrested two men. They are being prosecuted for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and rape of a 19-year-old woman.
  According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the suspects with numerous criminal records are 21 and 24 years old. Their arrest follows a phone call reporting the kidnapping and rape of a 19-year-old woman living near Kenitra.
  The DGSN indicates that the sexual assault against the victim had been recorded on video (…)

• Moroccan Police Debunk False Child Abduction Claim Against Expat Visitor
  18 September 2019, by Kamal

  The elements of the Judicial Police of Mohammedia succeeded in elucidating the case of a false alert about the kidnapping of a minor child by a Moroccan residing in Italy. The denouncing mother had posted a video on social networks, accusing her of an attempted kidnapping.
  According to the Hibapress website, the case dates back to Thursday, September 11, when a Moroccan residing in Italy had driven a 12-year-old child to her home, in her 4x4 vehicle. Suspecting an attempted kidnapping of (…)