Moroccan Family in Netherlands Sentenced for Drug Ring and Money Laundering

The facts date back to 2017, when the Judicial Investigations Unit received information about the illegal activities of a family member. This was followed by about ten searches in Belgium and the Netherlands during which the police seized several hundred thousand euros as well as various types of drugs.

The Unit also seized a large quantity of drugs stored at the father’s home, as well as significant sums of money used, according to Dalil Rif, for real estate purchases in Morocco. The family, which had formed a gang specialized in drug trafficking, was about to import cocaine from South America, according to the latest telephone communications between its members.

The Utrecht Court handed down sentences ranging from 1 to 4 years against all members of the family, on the charge of forming a criminal gang. The 34-year-old son, considered the head of the network, was sentenced to 4 years in prison, the mother to 2 years, while the father received a sentence of 1 year, including 320 days suspended.