Marrakech Police Ramp Up Security Checks on Rental Apartments Amid Tourism Surge

The insecurity that has risen a notch lately is of great concern to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). Moreover, with the massive influx of tourists, both local and foreign, to Marrakech during the summer period, the security services of the city do not intend to lower their guard. On the contrary, they are in a dynamic of anticipation of criminal acts.

To this end, the local authorities have launched a vast operation to control furnished rental apartments, and to raise awareness among their owners. These initiatives are carried out as part of the efforts deployed to anticipate the commission of criminal acts, informs Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. To succeed in this mission, the authorities are exchanging with the owners about the precautions to be taken when renting their apartments, as well as the procedures they must follow to comply with the law.

Al Ahdath reports that this campaign is led by a commission where all the services involved in security and the preservation of public safety are represented, including the local authorities, the DGSN and the auxiliary forces. For a week now, it has started a tour of residences and residential complexes known to house furnished apartments for rent.

Apartment owners are required to ensure the identity of tenants and inform the authorities of any strange behavior that could harm public safety. At the very least, these measures have already produced their first results.

Indeed, according to the same source, the security services arrested a French tourist wanted for his alleged involvement in several crimes. The individual was apprehended in a furnished apartment in Marrakech. He is suspected of being involved in an attempted homicide, using firearms, and is the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the justice system of his country.