Royal Gendarmerie

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• Elderly Taxi Driver Murdered in Brutal Knife Attack Near Agadir Airport
  13 January 2021, by Ginette

  As he was leaving his home on Monday, January 4, this 65-year-old taxi driver had no idea he would end his life, killed by 25 stab wounds. The murder took place at the entrance to the Tine Saïd douar.
  For this grand taxi driver, it was an ordinary day until he found himself face to face with death. That day, at the Biougra station, Chtouka-Ait Baha province, he parks his car and picks up his clients as usual. The clients will get out one by one, until he has only one left, a young man (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Probe Alleged Murder Attempt on Ex-Lawmaker in Sidi Slimane
  17 October 2021, by Sylvanus

  The royal gendarmerie of El Ksiba in the province of Sidi Slimane is investigating the attempted murder of former deputy Driss Radi and former leader of the Constitutional Union (UC). Several hearings have already been recorded.
  Former deputy Driss Radi had accused his brother Said of attempted murder with his car during the last days of the election campaign for the last elections and had filed a complaint against him, reports Assabah. In this complaint, he had requested "the opening of (…)

• Gendarme Found Dead in Casablanca Province, Investigation Launched
  4 April, by Said

  The body of a gendarme was found this Wednesday in the province of Nouaceur. This discovery led to the intervention of the security services and the opening of a judicial investigation.
  The body was found hanging by a rope to a tree branch. According to the information reported, this discovery took place on the third day of Eid al-Fitr. The disappearance of the young gendarme had been reported by his family several hours before he was found.
  The brigade of the Royal Gendarmerie of (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of Wife in Chichaoua Province
  4 February 2024, by Prince

  The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested in the village of Ahmar, in the commune of Ait Amira in the province of Chichaoua, a man accused of having stabbed his wife to death.
  The agents were alerted by the couple’s neighbors who saw the husband leaving the house in a state of distress and discovered the woman lying in her own blood. Once on the scene, the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie proceeded to arrest the man.
  The accused was placed in custody on the orders of the competent (…)

• Tragic Hit-and-Run in Morocco: Father and Daughter Killed, Second Child Critical
  18 September 2020, by Kamal

  A family man and his daughter were killed on Thursday afternoon in a tragic accident that occurred on the road connecting Ait Ourir to the Ourika Valley.
  The father took the risk of transporting his two daughters on a motorcycle. Unfortunately, the small family was violently hit by a grand taxi. The collision resulted in two deaths, reports Kech24, specifying that the surviving daughter was transported in critical condition to the hospital.
  The causes of this tragic accident are still (…)

• 13-Year-Old Moroccan Girl Gives Birth After Alleged Rape by Uncle, Sparking Investigation
  27 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  A 13-year-old child, raped by her paternal uncle, gave birth to a daughter, reports the daily Assabah. According to the same source, the baby was found near Douar El Hancha by a local resident. He immediately alerted the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Bouknadel.
  In turn, they took the newborn to the Souissi maternity ward of the Ibn Sina University Hospital in [Rabat]. An investigation was then opened, which brought to light this sexual scandal.
  The gendarmes quickly found the (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Seize Over 2 Tons of Cannabis in Northern Port Town
  15 January 2019, by Said

  Just over two tons of cannabis resin (chira) were seized yesterday by the Royal Gendarmerie in Ksar Sghir, in northern Morocco.
  According to sources cited by the site Alyaoum24, a unit of the Royal Gendarmerie seized this quantity of drugs on board a car. Suspecting suspicious activity by the driver, the gendarmes asked him to stop for a check, but he fled, leaving his vehicle in the hands of the gendarmes, where they found more than two tons of drugs.
  Last week, the police announced (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Online Blackmail Scheme Targeting Women on Facebook
  20 February 2019, by Amine

  Online blackmail has become his specialty. The Royal Gendarmerie of Afourar has just arrested a young man who blackmails Moroccan women on Facebook. He poses as a woman from the Middle East and takes advantage of these young girls’ dream of marrying wealthy Gulf Arabs to ask them for private photos.
  His arrest stems from a complaint filed by a girl from Meknes. According to her, the young man had gained her trust by posing as a Khaliji woman and after she had sent him "private" photos, (…)

• Moroccan Navy Intercepts Drug Boat, Arrests 3 Spanish Suspects in Northern Coast Operation
  16 March 2019, by Said

  A new anti-drug operation in northern Morocco has led to the arrest by the Royal Navy of three Spanish nationals, or at least holders of Spanish identity documents.
  A source quoted by the 2M channel indicates that a go-fast suspected of drug trafficking was intercepted on Thursday in the M’diq region during an operation carried out by the Royal Navy.
  And to add that the go-fast refused to comply and "tried to collide with the Moroccan coast guards, which forced the Royal Navy unit to (…)

• Authorities Seize 30 Tons of Spoiled Fish Headed for Casablanca Markets
  1 October 2019, by Kamal

  Nearly 30 tons of rotten fish were intercepted by the security services, accompanied by elements of the Royal Gendarmerie and the veterinary services of the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA). The quantity was discovered in a truck not respecting any hygiene standards.
  The strong smell of rotten fish was enough for the units of the Royal Gendarmerie to intercept the truck that was traveling the Nouaceur road towards Casablanca. According to Hibapress, the 30 tons of fish were placed (…)