Sidi Bennour

Articles

• Minister El Khalfi Accused of Using Royal Projects for Electoral Gain in Sidi Bennour
  13 February 2019, by Amine

  Mustapha El Khalfi would be multiplying electioneering actions in the province of Sidi Bennour (his electoral constituency). Several civil society actors in the region are said to have complained about this, according to Assabah. Thus, according to this media, the PJD minister would be taking advantage of his status within the government to position himself as the author and conductor of certain projects launched by King Mohammed VI, projects that were previously planned and focused on the (…)

• Police Fire Warning Shots to Subdue Armed, Intoxicated Suspect in Sidi Bennour
  7 June 2019, by Said

  New heavy-handed intervention by the national police, whose agents had to use their service weapon to neutralize criminals posing a danger to them and citizens. It was last night in Sidi Bennour.
  The facts are reported by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a press release published this Friday. Thus, five warning shots were fired in an attempt to apprehend an individual in an advanced state of drunkenness. The latter "seriously endangered the lives of citizens and (…)

• Elderly Woman Leads Family Gang in Food Theft Spree Near Sidi Bennour
  18 June 2019, by Amine

  An unusual gang of thieves has just been "dismantled" in the vicinity of Sidi Bennour. It is led by a woman over 70 years old. It consists of two of her grandchildren and a minor.
  A septuagenarian woman and one of her minor grandchildren have just been apprehended in Aounate, in the vicinity of Sidi Bennour. Two other members of the gang, including another of her grandchildren and a minor, are still on the run. The news was reported by Kech24, relaying information from Assabah.
  However, (…)

• Local Official Brutally Attacked After Ordering Demolition of Unsanitary Home in Morocco
  17 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  A young man attacked a caïd in Oualidia, in the province of Sidi Bennour, before fleeing. The auxiliary authority had ordered the demolition of his unsanitary dwelling.
  The official did not take all the security measures before having the decision, which falls within his competence, executed. Faced with the increase in unsanitary conditions, the local authority gave instructions in his jurisdiction for the unsanitary dwelling of the young aggressor to be destroyed.
  As a result, the (…)

• Pickup Truck Crash in Morocco Injures 10 Women Returning from Religious Celebration
  20 November 2019, by Ginette

  Ten women were injured in a traffic accident that occurred Monday evening on the road connecting Sidi Bennour to Marrakech.
  The accident was caused by the overturning on national road No. 7 of a pickup truck carrying several women and children. They were returning from the celebration of a Zawiya of Eid al-Mawlid, reports Alyaoum24.
  The rescue services dispatched to the scene transported the injured women to the hospital for appropriate care. An investigation has been opened to (…)

• Brothers’ Inheritance Dispute Turns Deadly in Sidi Bennour, Morocco
  27 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  A violent dispute between two brothers resulted in the death of one of them. The tragedy occurred on Friday, January 24, 2020, in Sidi Bennour.
  It all started with a dispute that turned into a brawl, witnesses on the spot confided. The two brothers exchanged punches. Armed with a knife, one of the two beat his brother to death. The origin of this dispute was an inheritance matter that turned into a tragedy.
  Alerted, the local authorities and the gendarmes went to the scene. After the (…)

• Tragic Collision: Family of Four Killed in Morocco Highway Accident
  27 August 2019, by Kamal

  A serious traffic accident occurred last Monday on the road connecting Sidi Bennour to the Commune of Bouhmama, in the province of El Jadida. A family of 4 people died following a violent collision with a semi-trailer truck.
  According to the site Alyaoum24, the truck driver, having lost control of the vehicle, violently hit the family car composed of the parents and their two minor children.
  The members of the small family, who met a tragic end, were on their way to spend their summer (…)

• Major Drug Kingpin "Moul El Beghla" Arrested in Morocco’s Doukkala Region
  25 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Long sought after by the judicial police and the Royal Gendarmerie of Sidi Bennour, "Moul El Beghla", one of the biggest drug traffickers in the Doukkala region, has finally been arrested. The arrest of this dealer is a real feat accomplished by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie.
  It took more than a month of surveillance in the Lamsakhna douar, in Sidi Benour, to apprehend "Moul El Beghla", says Barlamane, specifying that the dealer was arrested while in possession of a large quantity (…)

• Morocco: Man Arrested for Rape of Minor During COVID-19 Lockdown
  9 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  A 23-year-old man was brought before the competent public prosecutor’s office after being taken into custody. He is accused of raping a minor in the locality of Sidi Bennour and not respecting the confinement imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in the kingdom.
  The accused had gone, without exceptional travel authorization, to the home of his girlfriend in the Lemchahba douar, reports Al Massae. In the absence of the minor’s mother, who had gone shopping, he assaults the victim, (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Bust Copper Theft Ring Targeting US Export Market
  13 September 2020, by Bladi.net

  The royal gendarmerie in Sidi Bennour dismantled a network specialized in the theft of copper cables. Highly equipped and well-organized, the criminal gang also proceeds to the transformation before the export abroad of the loot.
  The facts date back to September 2 when the elements of the royal gendarmerie arrested a truck transporting 18 tons of copper cables in the locality of Ouled Amrane. This quantity of copper was hidden under aluminum plates. This was with the intention of (…)