Tan-Tan

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• British Tourist Found Homeless in Moroccan City of Tan Tan, Authorities Investigate
  18 February 2019, by Bladi.net

  The local authorities of the city of Tan Tan have opened an investigation following the publication of photos of a foreign tourist living in precariousness, wandering the streets of the city and roaming at night in dangerous areas, thus putting her life at risk.
  Following the information disseminated on social networks about a foreign British national homeless tourist in the city of Tan Tan, the local authorities and the security services requested the regional authority to conduct (…)

• Morocco Conducts Naval Missile Tests Off Southern Coast
  21 February 2019, by Said

  Naval maneuvers are currently underway off the city of Tan-Tan, in southern Morocco, where the Royal Moroccan Navy does not hesitate to test missiles.
  The information is revealed by the specialized site Far Maroc, which states that since February 18, the Moroccan Navy has been carrying out military exercises with Sea-Air and Sea-Sea firing exercises. No other country is participating in these military maneuvers.
  According to the same source, these exercises are being conducted from a (…)

• Moroccan Royal Guarantee Fails to Protect Foreign Investor in Fishing Venture Dispute
  26 June 2019, by Kamal

  The Royal guarantee, issued by King Hassan II, in favor of a Portuguese investor in Morocco, in exchange for the suspension of an appeal judgment, was not enough to restore the rights of the latter, in the face of the abuses of power perpetrated against him by his associate, Mohamed El Iraqi.
  Hassan Ali Zarouq, a Portuguese businessman of Libyan origin, has launched a distress call in order to be able to have his rights restored, in a fishing project called "Omnium marocain de Pêche", (…)

• Man Sets Himself on Fire in Southern Morocco, Hospitalized with Burns
  15 January 2019, by Said

  An investigation has been opened by the judicial police of Tan-Tan, in southern Morocco, following the self-immolation of a man on the public highway.
  In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that this man sprinkled himself with gasoline around 4:30 a.m. for reasons that are still unknown. He took refuge, it is specified, in the security district where police officers managed to extinguish the fire and transfer him to the hospital.
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• Morocco Houses Homeless in Centers to Protect Against COVID-19 Spread
  29 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  Ensuring protection for the homeless is the objective of this humanitarian operation. The National Mutual Aid has equipped two centers to accommodate these people in precarious situations. They will receive food products throughout the period of the health emergency state.
  This initiative is part of the national operation aimed at housing the homeless, following the measures taken by all state institutions to curb the spread of the coronavirus, said Boulboul Salem, the provincial delegate (…)

• 8-Year-Old Dies After Assault by Mother’s Lover in Morocco
  28 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  An 8-year-old child died on Monday morning at the hospital as a result of complications from the violent physical assault he had suffered from an individual who was having an illegal relationship with the victim’s mother, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  On April 23, the suspect (26 years old) had inflicted blows and injuries on the victim due to a dispute that opposed him to the mother of the latter with whom he was having an illegal (…)

• Morocco Destroys Over 4.5 Tons of Drugs in Tan-Tan Anti-Narcotics Operation
  24 November 2021, by Armel

  More than 4.5 tons of drugs and psychotropics were destroyed on Tuesday in Tan-Tan as part of the fight against drugs in Morocco.
  This quantity was seized in recent months during operations carried out at the level of the city.
  It is more than 4.55 tons of cannabis, 8,789 grams of kif, 1.5 grams of cocaine, 335 psychotropic tablets, 3,400 grams of powdered tobacco, 2.9 grams of shisha tobacco, and 860 liters of brandy.
  The destruction operation was carried out under the supervision of (…)

• Decades-Old Bomb Explodes at Morocco Construction Site, Seriously Injuring Worker
  22 August 2019, by Kamal

  A man was seriously injured in the explosion of a bomb in Tan Tan, in southern Morocco. The victim, who was working on a construction site, was taken to the hospital.
  According to the Kech24 website, a bomb dating back to the Sahara war exploded in the afternoon of Tuesday, August 20, 2019, on a construction site in the city of Tan Tan, causing multiple fractures to a man in his fifties.
  Discovered during the drilling operation of a construction site, the bomb eventually exploded in the (…)

• Moroccan Police Bust Human Trafficking Ring, Arrest 6 Suspects in Southern Cities
  9 September 2019, by Kamal

  As part of the National Strategy to Combat Illegal Immigration, the police services of Tan Tan and Laâyoune proceeded to arrest 6 individuals, aged 33 to 39.
  Following information from the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the 6 individuals are being prosecuted for setting up a criminal network involved in human trafficking and illegal immigration.
  Acting as an organized network, 5 of the members were apprehended in two houses in Tan Tan in the company of 4 (…)

• Morocco Incinerates Over 9 Tons of Drugs in Major Anti-Trafficking Operation
  3 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  A large-scale operation to destroy by incineration a large quantity of drugs, alcohol and contraband goods was organized in Tan-tan, in southern Morocco. This significant seizure is the result of several operations carried out in the Guelmim-Oud Noun region, in the period from July 9 to October 17.
  According to the MAP, the destruction report indicates, as part of this operation, the incineration of more than 9.17 tons of chira, 8.86 kg of tobacco and 49.75 kg of kif.
  To carry out this (…)