Kickboxing Champion Jamal Ben Saddik Arrested in Drug-Related Kidnapping Case
8 July 2024
Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik has been arrested as part of an investigation into a case of kidnapping and assault in the drug milieu.
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Daylight Shooting in Tangier Linked to Drug Trafficking, Police Investigate
1 July 2024
The Dar el-Tounsi neighborhood in Tangier was the scene of a spectacular shooting on Sunday. It would be a settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking. An (…)
Morocco Cracks Down on Jet Skis Amid Drug Trafficking Concerns
26 June 2024
After go-fast boats, helicopters and drones, drug traffickers are using a new weapon: the jet ski. People smugglers of illegal immigrants to the Spanish coasts also use them. (…)
Moroccan Drug Gang Linked to Fatal Shooting in Spain’s Galicia Region
15 June 2024
The Mocro Maffia would be behind the assassination of a man in Galicia, a city located in northwestern Spain. The victim, shot in broad daylight, would have been mistaken for (…)
Major French Drug Kingpin ’Coluche’ Arrested in Morocco, Awaits Extradition
13 June 2024
The drug trafficker "Coluche" is being held in Morocco pending his extradition to France. He was the subject of a European arrest warrant issued in March 2023 against him by an (…)
High-Speed Sea Chase Ends in Death of Moroccan Drug Smuggler Off Spanish Coast
10 June 2024
A Moroccan transporting 115 kilos of hashish in a narco-boat died during a high-speed chase with a Spanish customs patrol boat, on the coast of Caños de Meca, in the (…)
Interpol-Wanted Moroccan Drug Lord Arrested at Spanish Airport
9 June 2024
The Spanish National Police arrested in Malaga a 41-year-old man, wanted by the Dutch authorities for drug trafficking, money laundering, murders and assaults.
Moroccan Mothers Plead for King’s Help to Free Daughters Detained in Saudi Arabia
8 June 2024
Moroccan mothers are calling on King Mohammed VI to repatriate their daughters detained in Saudi Arabia. They are accused of prostitution, theft, and drug trafficking, among (…)
Spanish Authorities on Alert as Moroccan Drug Cartel ’Mocro Maffia’ Expands Operations
6 June 2024
Four international drug trafficking networks, including the Mocro Maffia, are trying to expand their sphere of influence in Spain to escape police pressure in the Strait of (…)
French Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested at Morocco-Spain Border Crossing
4 June 2024
Moroccan agents arrested a French drug trafficker, wanted by the authorities in his country, on Saturday at Bab Sebta as he was trying to enter Ceuta.