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• Tragic Mystery: 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Tangier Bathroom, Investigation Underway
  14 January 2020, by Ginette

  A 17-year-old teenager was found hanged on Sunday morning in Drissia in Tangier. The circumstances in which this tragedy occurred are, for the moment, unknown.
  Witnesses on the spot said the victim was found hanged in the bathroom, just minutes after committing the irreparable. Relatives immediately took her to the hospital. Despite all the efforts of the medical team, she passed away, reports barlamane.com.
  Pending the investigation opened to reveal the circumstances of the tragedy, (…)

• Mexican Pilot Jailed After Helicopter Crash Near Tangier, Cleared of Drug Charges
  20 January 2020, by Kamal

  The helicopter of the Mexican national, initially suspected of cocaine trafficking, was flying at low altitude when it crashed on the Sefsafa douar in the suburbs of Tangier, causing a general state of alert in the region.
  Prosecuted for violating Moroccan airspace, the individual was acquitted of the charge of cocaine trafficking previously brought against him, for lack of incriminating evidence.
  The region is well known for drug trafficking by helicopter. Several wrecks have been (…)

• Spanish Police Bust Major Drug Ring Led by Moroccan Fugitive, 66 Arrested
  3 March 2019, by Amine

  The Spanish National Police and the Guardia Civil have just dismantled a powerful international cocaine and cannabis trafficking and money laundering network. This network was led by a Moroccan, originally from the Tétouan area to be more precise, who is still on the run.
  It took 300 security service agents, several services combined, to successfully carry out the operations that led to the dismantling of this major criminal network, active in Morocco and Europe, whose leader is Moroccan. (…)

• Iconic Yves Saint Laurent Villa in Tangier Sold to Fashion Designer Jasper Conran
  5 March 2019, by Said

  Change of ownership for the Mabrouka villa in Tangier of the great French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who died in 2008. The proceeds of this sale will be used for charitable and cultural actions in Morocco, announces the Fondation Majorelle.
  This villa acquired in the 1990s by Yves Saint Laurent and his companion Pierre Bergé has been bought by fashion designer Jasper Conran, who will undoubtedly preserve "the rich heritage of the property and contribute to the vibrant and (…)

• Air Arabia Expands Tangier-Marrakech Flights, Maintains Low-Cost 300 Dirham Fares
  5 March 2019, by Said

  Launched at the end of October at a price of 300 dirhams, the air link between the airports of Tangier and Marrakech will not only be maintained by the airline Air Arabia but will be strengthened.
  This is the subject of a new agreement that has just been signed between the council of the Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region and the Moroccan airline, providing for the strengthening of frequencies. Thus, the number of flights will increase from three to five and the region is committed to (…)

• Deadly Parking Dispute in Tangier Leaves One Car Guard Dead
  11 March 2019, by Amine

  Two men, car guards by trade, fought over parking spaces in the city of the strait, Tangier. One of them was killed.
  This crime took place in one of the parking lots near the Corniche la Playa. A blow struck by one of the guards proved fatal for the other. This happened on the night of Friday to Saturday.
  According to Alyaoum24, the subject of the dispute concerned the guarding of the parking lot, and it was gradual. First a verbal conflict, then blows and injuries, one of which, struck (…)

• Drunk Official Sparks Outrage After Serious Car Crash in Tangier, Morocco
  11 March 2019, by Said

  Alcohol would once again be the cause of an accident that occurred on Friday night in Tanger, in the north of the country.
  This accident involved at least two cars, that of a moqaddem and a university professor who were seriously injured, reports the Alyaoum24 website, which specifies that another 4x4 vehicle overturned.
  The problem is that the state agent was intoxicated at the time of the accident, explains the same source, and several comments circulating on social media express (…)

• Royal Moroccan Navy Intercepts Drug Boat Near Tangier, One Killed in Shootout
  27 January 2020, by Kamal

  Elements of the Royal Navy succeeded in thwarting a cannabis trafficking operation, by intercepting an inflatable boat off the city of Tangier, on Monday morning, January 27.
  According to the Rue20 website, 4 individuals, on board a Zodiac, loaded with cannabis resin, and sailing near Cap Spartel, in the north of the country, refused to comply with the orders of the Royal Navy unit.
  Several shots were fired, resulting in one death and two seriously injured. The fourth person will be (…)

• Security Guard Prevents Suicide Attempt at Tangier Bus Station After Breakup
  5 March 2020, by Kamal

  A security guard at the Tangier bus station intervened on Wednesday, March 4th in the morning, to try to rescue a young man. He had tried to commit suicide by jumping into the void.
  The young man, whose age was not revealed, was spotted by a security guard as he was trying to climb onto a railing on the upper floor of the bus station.
  Had it not been for the vigilance and speed of the latter and a passenger, the individual would have met a tragic end.
  According to witnesses on the (…)

• Repeat Offender Arrested in Tangier with Over 1 Kg of Cocaine
  8 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  The search in the DGST database revealed that the suspect is the subject of a national wanted notice by the judicial police of Tangier, for his involvement in international drug trafficking, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The police elements seized 1.16 kg of cocaine, five electronic scales, seven mobile phones and a light vehicle, during the search of the defendant’s home.
  Pending the elucidation of the ins and outs of this case, and (…)