A suspected member of the Mocro maffia falls in Ceuta
21 March 2024
Elements of the Drugs and Organized Crime Unit (Udyco) of Ceuta have arrested this Thursday an individual, suspected to be close to the Mocro maffia, accused of several crimes (…)
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The Guardia Civil accuses the Royal Moroccan Navy of helping drug traffickers
20 March 2024
Patrol boats of the Royal Moroccan Navy would collaborate with drug traffickers in the Strait of Gibraltar to smuggle hashish into Spain.
Tricycles in Morocco: From a tool of integration to a symbol of delinquency
15 March 2024
Tricycles intended for the underprivileged and ex-convicts are being diverted and used for criminal purposes. A worrying situation, denounced in a video that went viral on (…)
Key Arrest Exposes Ties Between European ’Mocro Maffia’ and Medellin Cartel
11 March 2024
The Spanish police, in collaboration with the Colombian authorities, arrested a drug lord "presumed responsible for the cartel’s (Medellin) operations in Europe". The defendant (…)
Notorious Marseille Drug Lord ’The Cat’ Captured in Morocco After Months-Long Manhunt
10 March 2024
Targeted by an Interpol red notice issued by France as part of an arrest warrant issued by a judge in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) for drug trafficking and criminal (…)
Dubai Court Approves Extradition of Antwerp Drug Lord to Belgium
9 March 2024
The Emirati justice system has authorized the extradition to Belgium of Nordin El Hajjioui, alias Dikke Nordin, an Antwerp drug lord who has taken refuge in Dubai for years.
Spain releases a big figure of the Mocro Maffia, the Netherlands surprised
8 March 2024
In Spain, Karim Bouyakhrichan (46), one of the main leaders of the Mocro maffia, a mafia organization based in the Netherlands and Belgium, arrested in January in the seaside (…)
Interpol-Wanted Moroccan Drug Baron Arrested in Casablanca Traffic Stop
27 February 2024
A Moroccan, a drug baron, was arrested in Casablanca after committing a traffic-related offense. The suspect, holder of a Dutch residence card, was the subject of an (…)
Morocco-Spain Hashish Trade: Billions in Profits as Prices Soar Across Borders
17 February 2024
The hashish trade between Morocco and Spain generates billions of euros per year. The price of a kilo in Morocco doubles or even triples once it reaches Spain.
Key Suspect in Moroccan Artist’s Husband’s Murder Acquitted in Separate Case
17 February 2024
Reda Abakrim, alias "Turbo", the main accused in the kidnapping and murder of the husband of artist Rym Fikri, was acquitted in April by the Casablanca Court of Appeal, after (…)