Moroccan Lawmaker Questioned in Major Drug Trafficking Investigation

The Istiqlal party parliamentarian was heard on Thursday and Friday by the elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) as part of an investigation into the seizure of 10 tons of cannabis to be shipped to Europe through the port of Casablanca and 6 kg of cocaine (found at the home of the head of the drug trafficking network), reports the Arabic daily Al Akhbar.

On the order of the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Casablanca, the BNPJ organized, last Friday at its headquarters in Casablanca, a confrontation between the main accused - the head of the drug trafficking network who had mentioned the name of the elected official - and the parliamentarian. The former claims to have only mentioned the name of the latter so that he would intervene on his behalf to get him out of prison. At the end of this confrontation, the parliamentarian was released, while the main accused remains in detention.

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Four businessmen are also involved in this case. One of them held a position within the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), another owns a private school in Rabat. The third is the manager of a car rental company, while the fourth has a family relationship with a well-known central official at the Ministry of the Interior.