Prison

Fake armbands, escape and arrest: how Ilyas Kherbouch’s spectacular flight ended in the South

30 March 2026

On March 20, Ilyas Kherbouch’s flight ended in Canet-en-Roussillon. Escaped from Villepinte prison thirteen days earlier with the help of fake police officers, the fugitive was (…)

International arms trafficking: Morocco helps bring down suppliers of a Mexican cartel

28 March 2026

The Moroccan authorities have contributed to the dismantling of an international arms trafficking network. The arrest of a suspect in Casablanca and his extradition to the (…)

39 years of prison avoided: how the Belgian cocaine king fled to Morocco

28 March 2026

The Belgian-Moroccan drug lord Abdelilah El Messaoudi has recently escaped from Turkey to find refuge in Morocco. Despite an electronic bracelet, the fugitive from Antwerp thus (…)

Ali B: "I have become the symbol of MeToo against my will

25 March 2026

The rapper of Moroccan origin Ali B describes as "surreal" his appeal trial for sexual assaults. Convicted at first instance, the 44-year-old artist strongly disputes the (…)

Marrakech: A British tourist who wanted to help beggars ends up in custody and without a passport

24 March 2026

A 20-year-old British tourist was arrested and detained in Morocco after filming his distribution of basic necessities to children on the street. Accused of filming without (…)

Our job is to steal": The cynical confession of the robbers of the $1 million watch in Paris

23 March 2026

Four offenders, of Moroccan and Algerian origin, were sentenced to up to four years in prison in Paris for the theft of a watch estimated at one million dollars. This loot was (…)

Villepinte: The film script of the fake police officers only offered two weeks of freedom to Ilyas Kherbouch

21 March 2026

Thirteen days after his spectacular escape from the Villepinte prison, the detainee of Moroccan origin Ilyas Kherbouch was arrested. The young man had made his getaway thanks (…)

A royal pardon for Ibtissame Lachgar from King Mohammed VI?

17 March 2026

Incarcerated in Morocco, feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar has filed a request for a royal pardon as Eid al-Fitr approaches. Severely weakened by the detachment of her bone (…)

You have to get that dog": The message that weighs down the Taghi network in Morocco

17 March 2026

The investigation into the murder of Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries is progressing with the arrest in Morocco of Ismail M. This arrest strengthens the hypothesis of a (…)

Ireland: a doctor of Moroccan origin sentenced to eight years in prison for the rape of a nurse

15 March 2026

Louay Kila, 31 years old, held the position of senior resident doctor at the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) at the time of the events. He was found guilty of the rape and (…)