Robbery

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• Armed Robbers Steal $160,000 from Armored Van in Tangier Bank Heist
  23 November 2021, by Prince

  An armored van of a cash-in-transit company was attacked on Monday by two hooded individuals armed with bladed weapons in Tangier.
  The two criminals robbed the van that was going to collect funds from a bank branch located in the Syrian district of Tangier, and stole 1.6 million dirhams, threatening the security guards and customers with bladed weapons, reports the website tanja24.
  To read: Suspect Arrested in Tangier After $20,000 Store Heist, Police Recover Stolen Cash and Phone Cards (…)

• Armed Robbery Attempt Foiled at Tangier Bank, Suspects Flee
  10 December 2021, by Armel

  Two individuals with masked faces tried to rob an armored cash transport van in front of a bank in Tangier. They were prevented by the private security agents who were on site.
  The incident took place at the entrance of the Gzenaya free zone in front of a bank branch, reports Tanj24, specifying that the two criminals tried to steal bags of money, during their transfer from the van to the bank branch. They fled in a black car, it was specified.
  The security forces, who arrived quickly on (…)

• Armored Car Heist in Tangier: Three Suspects Arrested, $160,000 Recovered
  16 December 2021, by Armel

  The Tangier police apprehended three individuals, one of whom is suspected of being involved in the robbery of an armored car in Tangier and the theft of large sums of money.
  Their arrest took place during two simultaneous operations that took place in the Mghougha region and in the commune of Bni Gorfet in Larache, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  Aged between 28 and 32, these individuals would be directly involved in the theft, on (…)

• Belgian Rapper Arrested for Staging Armed Robbery in Music Video Shoot
  26 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  The rapper from Schaerbeek of Moroccan origin, Dmh, was apprehended after the fake robbery of a store in Uccle during the filming of the clip of his latest song entitled "Traficanté". He was in possession of a real German machine gun from World War II.
  The events took place on January 16 in Uccle, in the Brussels Region. Rapper Dmh and his two accomplices planned a fake robbery for the filming of the clip of the latest song entitled "Traficanté" with the help of an employee of a store, in (…)

• Burqa-Clad Suspect Among Four in Failed Bank Heist Near Casablanca
  5 March 2022, by Sylvanus

  In Berrechid, a bank branch was the victim of an attempted robbery last Thursday. The alleged thieves, a woman wearing a full veil and three other individuals, fled after passersby heard the branch manager cry for help.
  In total, four hooded individuals burst into the agency located on Boulevard Mohammed V, in this agglomeration near Casablanca, reports Al Akhbar. After holding the security guard at bay, they headed towards the branch manager. She managed to rush out of the agency. As she (…)

• Casablanca Bank Robber Arrested in Marrakech After 80,000 Dirham Heist
  25 May 2022, by Armel

  The main perpetrator of the robbery of a bank branch in Casablanca that took place on May 17 has finally been arrested and brought before the Rabat public prosecutor’s office. An accomplice has been identified and arrested.
  The suspect, born in 1989 in Agadir, had robbed a bank branch in the morning of May 17 and managed to get away with more than 80,000 dirhams before fleeing, reports Al Akhbar, specifying that he was arrested the same day, after fleeing to Marrakech.
  According to the (…)

• Suspect Arrested in Rabat Currency Exchange Robbery of 360,000 Dirhams
  2 June 2022, by Armel

  The elements of the judicial police of Tangier in coordination with those of Rabat arrested, on Tuesday, a 37-year-old individual, suspected of being involved in a theft committed in a currency exchange office in the Agdal district of Rabat.
  The arrest of the suspect came following an investigation launched on May 28 by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), in order to solve the case, indicates a statement from the DGSN, specifying that he would have stolen some 360,000 (…)

• Manhunt in Morocco: Radical Islamists Among Suspects in $140,000 Armored Van Heist
  6 June 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan security services are looking for six individuals who recently robbed an armored transport van in Casablanca. Among them, two radical Islamists.
  The robbery took place on the road connecting Tit-Mellil to Mediouna, in the outskirts of Casablanca. A group of six individuals followed a vehicle transporting the sum of 1.4 million dirhams before robbing it, reports the Arabic daily Assabah. Two radical Islamists, merchants in a very renowned market in Casablanca, took an active (…)

• Former Child Criminal "Little Mustapha" Shares Life Story from Belgian Prison
  12 July 2022, by Sylvanus

  Author of several hold-ups, Mustapha Riffi alias "Little Mustapha", imprisoned at the age of 12, is now a 42-year-old adult, but is still behind bars, in Marche (Belgium). His confidences are recorded in a book entitled "The Little Mustapha the Robber Kid", written by Mustapha Riffi, with rewriting and questioning by Valerian Dirken, a writer, keen on psychology and a volunteer visitor in prisons.
  Valerian Dirken met "Little Mustapha" several times in prison. At the age of 8 in the 1980s (…)

• 61-Year-Old Man Arrested for Attempted Armed Robbery at Money Transfer Agency in Morocco
  19 September 2022, by Ginette

  A 61-year-old man was arrested on Friday by the police in Errachidia. He allegedly tried to rob a money transfer agency under threat of a knife.
  This robber is quite different from those in the prime of life that the police are used to. According to the preliminary investigation data, the suspect who is a sexagenarian broke into a money transfer agency, threatening the employee on site with a knife, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). (…)