Dutch-Moroccan Man Wanted for Drug Trafficking Arrested at Spanish Border
6 April 2025
The Spanish police arrested at the Ceuta (Tarajal) border post a Dutch national of Moroccan origin wanted by Interpol for drug trafficking.
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Prefecture Employee Accused of Selling Residence Permits to Drug Traffickers
2 April 2025
An employee of the prefecture of Béziers, in the Hérault, would have received nearly 500,000 euros to fraudulently issue residence permits to drug traffickers of Moroccan origin.
Suspect in Major Cannabis Delivery Ring Arrested at Paris Airport
31 March 2025
Youssef, a 45-year-old Moroccan, was arrested last week as he got off a plane at Orly airport (Val-de-Marne), after returning from Morocco. This delivery man is part of the (…)
Spanish Drug Kingpin’s Right-Hand Man Sought in Morocco
29 March 2025
Jesús Heredia, alias el Pantoja, right-hand man and trusted man of the "Messi of hashish", is wanted by the judicial authorities of Ceuta for his alleged involvement in several (…)
Notorious Drug Lord ’Messi of Hashish’ Evades Capture, Believed to Be in Morocco
25 March 2025
Wanted by the Spanish justice to answer various crimes, Abdellah El Haj Sadek El Menbri, alias "Messi of hashish", remains untraceable. The fugitive criminal, considered the (…)
Morocco Emerges as Key Hub in Global Drug Trafficking Network
25 March 2025
From the world’s leading producer and exporter of cannabis ahead of Afghanistan to a transit country for cocaine, a country of origin for a significant part of the drug mafias, (…)
Algeria’s President Accuses Unnamed Western Neighbor of Drug War
24 March 2025
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once again accused Morocco, without naming it, of flooding his country with drugs.
French Authorities Hunt Drug Lord in Morocco Over Major Cocaine Shipments
22 March 2025
The suspected drug baron who is believed to have ordered two imports from Tangier in 2022 and 2023 is in the sights of the French justice system.
Moroccan Jewelers Alert Authorities to Suspicious Gold Purchases
22 March 2025
In Morocco, significant and regular purchases of gold in several cities have raised the concern of jewelry and jewelry professionals, who have alerted the National Financial (…)
Helicopter Drug Trafficking Attempt Foiled Near Tangier, Suspect Arrested
17 March 2025
Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of the Fahs Anjra brigade, on the outskirts of the city of Tangier, are conducting an investigation to elucidate the circumstances of an (…)