Moroccan Authorities Capture Notorious Drug Lord After 7-Year Manhunt
6 October 2024
The gendarmerie services under the regional command of Kénitra have put an end to the flight of the biggest baron of the Gharb who had been on the run since 2016.
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Suspected Narco-Boat Driver Surrenders to Spanish Authorities After Months in Morocco
30 September 2024
While he had taken refuge in Tangier, Morocco for seven months, Karim El Baqqali, suspected of the death of two civil guards in the port of Barbate (Cadiz) last February, (…)
Antwerp Court Tries Former Prison Escapee for Cocaine Trafficking and Weapons Charges
24 September 2024
Escaped from the Bruges prison in 2009 with the famous Malinois criminal of Moroccan origin Ashraf Sekkaki on board a helicopter, Mohammed J. appeared last Thursday before the (…)
Drug Trafficking Surge in Gibraltar Strait Despite Police Efforts, Official Says
23 September 2024
The President of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA), Lorenzo del Río, assures that there has been no reduction in police pressure in Campo de Gibraltar, in the (…)
Major Drug Trafficking Trial Begins in Spain, Alleged Kingpin Still at Large
23 September 2024
The trial of the 26 members of the drug trafficking network led by Abdellah El Haj Sadek Membri, alias the "Messi of hashish", opened this Monday, September 23, before the (…)
Moroccan Police Uncover Major Olive Oil Adulteration Scheme in Taounate
23 September 2024
The Kariat Ba Mohamed police, in the province of Taounate, seized a cargo vehicle loaded with a large quantity of adulterated olive oil and arrested a suspect.
Former French Anti-Drug Chief on Trial for Falsifying Report to Free Informant
23 September 2024
Accused of having written a false police custody report to justify the extraction from prison, in April 2012, of Sofiane Hambli, a major cannabis trafficker recruited as an (…)
Morocco’s Cannabis Crackdown Disrupts Drug Flow to France, Seizures Drop
16 September 2024
Morocco’s relentless fight against cannabis trafficking is having a positive impact, especially in France. This is evidenced by the decline in "large seizures" on French territory.
Moroccan Rapper Weld Aicha Released, Faces Travel Ban Amid Cocaine Trafficking Investigation
15 September 2024
Arrested and placed in custody for his alleged involvement in a cocaine trafficking case, singer Weld Aicha was granted provisional release with conditions on Saturday. He is (…)
Moroccan Court Denies Release for Notorious Drug Lord ’Limouni’
14 September 2024
Placed in pre-trial detention in prison, the oldest drug baron wanted in northern Morocco has failed in his attempt to be released. This right was denied to him by the Court of (…)