Theft

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• Interpol Arrests Jordanian Suspect in King Mohammed VI Watch Theft Case
  27 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  New twist in the case of the theft of King Mohammed VI’s watches. Interpol arrested and handed over a Jordanian national, accused of receiving stolen goods and theft, to the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ).
  The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) brought the Jordanian national before the public prosecutor to answer the charges against him, reports Al Akhbar. Although he was aware of the origin of the watches, the defendant nevertheless bought them from two young (…)

• Woman Robbed of $7,000 in Savings After Leaving Home in Boujdour, Morocco
  24 April 2020, by Kamal

  A woman was the victim of a snatch-and-grab theft on Tuesday, April 21, just after leaving her home in the Maata Allah neighborhood in Boujdour.
  Followed by an unknown individual, the victim did not have time to react when the individual snatched her handbag, which contained, according to her statements, the sum of 70,000 dirhams.
  This was a sum that she had just received from a collection, a traditional savings organized each month by her family circle and acquaintances in Boujdour. (…)

• Morocco Unveils Strategy to Boost Tourism Recovery Through Air Travel and Competitive Offers
  1 October 2020, by Jérôme

  Tourism promoters have their souls riveted to the recovery and spare no effort to successfully carry out the winter season. According to Nadia Fettah Alaoui, the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, and Transport, two pillars support the promotion of the tourism sector: the reopening of air traffic and the implementation of competitive offers to attract more foreign tourists.
  Since August 6, the Kingdom has had the 2020-2022 program contract for the support and revival of the tourism sector. (…)

• Air Europa Expands Routes: New Flights Connect Spain to Morocco
  22 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Spanish airline Air Europa is preparing to launch next spring five new routes connecting Palma de Mallorca to Casablanca, Marrakech and Nador, and Malaga to Casablanca and Marrakech.
  From June 27 to September 5, 2020, this is the period chosen by the low-cost airline to launch the Palma de Mallorca-Casablanca route, with one flight every Saturday, reports Air Journal.
  The Palma de Mallorca-Marrakech line, on the other hand, will be launched from June 27 to September 6, 2020. The (…)

• Storm Dennis Strands 190 Ryanair Passengers Bound for Morocco at Vatry Airport
  17 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  In total, 190 passengers bound for Fez were stranded, on Sunday, February 16, 2019, at Vatry airport for lack of a plane. The flight of the Irish company Ryanair was canceled due to storm Dennis.
  Passengers residing in the area had to spend the night at home, while the others were accommodated at the hotel and in the airport terminal, reports L’Union. On Monday, the airline Ryanair will provide them with a plane that will operate this flight to Fez.
  On Sunday, February 9, passengers had (…)

• Air France Schedules Special Flights to Repatriate Thousands Stranded in Morocco
  26 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  Air France has scheduled a series of special flights for the repatriation of French and dual nationals stranded in Morocco for weeks due to the closure of air links.
  About ten flights have been scheduled between April 28 and May 28 for the repatriation of French and dual nationals stranded in Morocco, according to the Air France website. This is a "second wave of return" after the departure of around 150 special flights between mid-March and mid-April, said a diplomatic source in Rabat to (…)

• Moroccan Teen Arrested for $3,800 Necklace Theft After Mother Aids Police
  17 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  An 18-year-old Moroccan young man was indicted for having stolen a necklace worth 3,500 € in Béziers. The defendant, thanks to the collaboration of his mother, was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
  Acts of delinquency by unaccompanied minors have been on the rise in recent weeks in Béziers. The latest case involving a snatching of a gold necklace was quickly resolved thanks to the collaboration of the victim’s mother.
  The latter, living in Morocco, had to provide the (…)

• PJD Official Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Colleague’s Bank Funds
  20 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  Fatima Al Kohl, municipal representative of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) of the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, was sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Taza to two months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams for having stolen money from the bank account of her colleague, Rachida Eddiche.
  As soon as this theft case occurred, it would have been covered up by the party members, who pleaded with the plaintiff so that she would drop the proceedings against her (…)

• Three Arrested in Highway Robbery Scheme on Moroccan Tetouan-Mohammedia Route
  1 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Bouznika proceeded, on Thursday, January 30, 2020, to the arrest of three individuals, including a woman, specialized in the aggression of users on the Tetouan-Mohammedia highway section. They were referred to the prosecutor of the king near the court of appeal of Casablanca.
  Constitution of a criminal gang, kidnapping, sequestration and armed robbery. These are the charges brought against the accused. Their arrest follows numerous complaints from (…)

• Bank Director in Tétouan, Morocco Arrested for $180,000 Embezzlement Scheme
  12 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  Pending his trial, the director of a bank branch in Tétouan, suspected of being behind an embezzlement of funds, has been imprisoned on the decision of the investigating judge in charge of the case.
  During an internal inspection carried out by a bank agency in Tétouan, it was discovered that an amount of 1.8 million dirhams had been embezzled during the period from 2021 to 2022. The bank’s services seized the Rabat public prosecutor’s office, which ordered the opening of an investigation (…)