Theft

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• Moroccan Bank Director Vanishes with Millions in Client Funds, Sparking Investigation
  9 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Tetouan, the director of a Bank of Africa (ex BMCE Bank) branch agency has stolen significant sums of money from his clients before disappearing.
  Another misappropriation of depositors’ funds. The director of a Bank of Africa branch agency in Tetouan diverted up to 20 million dirhams from clients’ accounts and fled the country with the embezzled funds, reports Rue20. Before him, Daniel Ziouzio, 55, director of the Union Marocaine des Banques agency in Tetouan, who is also one of the (…)

• Moroccan Court Sentences Three to 7 Years for Money Transfer Agency Robberies
  24 January, by Prince

  Seven years in prison. This is the sentence handed down by the Rabat Court of Appeal against each of the three members of a criminal network specializing in the robbery of money transfer agencies in several cities of the kingdom.
  The accused, around 25 years old, were convicted of robbing six money transfer agencies in Tamesna, Khémisset, Tétouan, Tikiouine and Agadir. Prosecuted for "forming a criminal gang and burglary of money transfer agencies," they each received seven years in (…)

• Morocco Police Arrest Four Suspects in Expatriate Home Burglary Case
  14 January 2019, by Said

  The day after the release of a video showing the damage and thefts suffered at the home of a Moroccan living abroad, the police have just announced several arrests.
  "The judicial police brigade of Sidi Kacem brought, on Friday, before the prosecutor’s office, four individuals, including three minors, for their alleged involvement in a criminal network implicated in a case of burglary targeting a residence belonging to a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE)," says the General Directorate of (…)

• Transavia Expands Routes from Montpellier: New Flights to Brussels, Ibiza, and Tangier in 2020
  22 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  The low-cost airline Transavia, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM, is preparing to launch in 2020 three new routes from Montpellier, including one to Morocco.
  Brussels, for a city break with friends, Ibiza, for a festive stay by the sea and finally Tangier, for an exotic getaway. These are the exclusive destinations that the airline intends to offer its customers in 2020.
  In detail, Transavia will serve Brussels from April 5, 2020, Ibiza on July 7, 2020 and Tangier on July 9, 2020, from (…)

• Morocco Taps Global Ad Agencies to Revitalize Tourism Industry
  5 October 2020, by Jérôme

  The battle to relaunch tourism in Morocco is being waged on two fronts, domestic and international. An international call for tenders has been launched, and three global communication agencies are working on the project and will submit their work in mid-October.
  Three global communication agencies are competing for the project. This is proof that the ONMT intends to respond to the new expectations and aspirations of travelers, with digital at the heart of the system.
  According to (…)

• Moroccan Bank Manager Sentenced to 3 Years for $1 Million Client Theft
  18 January 2019, by Said

  He probably didn’t have time to enjoy the stolen money. The bank manager who helped himself to the accounts of his clients, stealing more than 10 million dirhams, has been sentenced by the courts.
  The thief has just been sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Court of Appeal in Fez, reports the website Barlamane, which recalls that this branch manager, originally from the city of Ahfir, was the subject of a wanted notice issued by the police.
  But it took several months for the general (…)

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  23 February 2019, by Amine
• Marrakech Police Dismantle Violent Robbery Gang, Arrest Key Suspect
  4 April 2019, by Said

  They should no longer be rampant in Marrakech. The police have just announced the arrest of several individuals suspected of being the perpetrators of several violent robberies in recent months in the ochre city.
  In a press release, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that it has dismantled "a criminal gang specializing in armed robbery, one of whose members was the subject of a national arrest warrant". The latter, who recently left prison, is accused of robbery (…)

• Marrakech Airport Police Inspector Suspended Over Tourist Theft Allegations
  25 January 2019, by Said

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just announced the suspension of a police inspector stationed at Marrakech-Menara airport following accusations of theft.
  "A judicial investigation has been opened by the prefectural service of the judicial police under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, in order to verify the accusations made against the inspector," the statement said.
  It added that the tourist claimed that after presenting his passport (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested in Failed Air Vent Bank Heist in Canary Islands
  2 February 2019, by Amine

  It is a rather strange attempted bank robbery, perpetrated by a Moroccan, that has just taken place in the Canary Islands. The latter tried to break into a bank through the air vents before being arrested by the police.
  The initial idea was certainly tempting and, perhaps, achievable. A bit like in action movies, a 38-year-old Moroccan, residing in the Canary Islands, went into action, no doubt with an action plan that took him 5 minutes, judging by its complexity and the results of his (…)