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  • Tunisian Nationals Stranded in Morocco to Return Home Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
    10 May 2020, by Sylvanus

    Upon arrival, these Tunisians will be subject to mandatory confinement in the governorate of Sousse, Mosaïque FM reported on Saturday, May 9, 2020.
    Before this repatriation, there was that of 262 Tunisians stranded in Saudi Arabia. They returned to the country on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Their plane landed at Habib Bourguiba International Airport in Monastir.
    According to Tunisair, the flight schedules will be extended until June 30, 2020, without payment of taxes.

  • Moroccan Navy Seizes Over 1 Ton of Drugs in High-Speed Mediterranean Chase
    27 July 2020, by Ginette

    A maritime patrol mission off the Mediterranean turned into a high-speed chase of a go-fast boat. The Royal Navy thwarted an attempt to traffic drugs.
    According to military sources, during the chase, the driver of the go-fast boat got rid of his cargo consisting of "14 bales and 22 plastic jerrycans loaded with chira", reports la Map.
    This cargo, estimated at more than a ton, was "recovered 15 kilometers from the coast, and handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual procedures".

  • Fatal Car Crash in Morocco Uncovers Major Drug Trafficking Operation
    29 June 2019, by Amine

    A traffic accident occurred on the coastal road connecting the cities of Safi and El Jadida. Two people died and another was seriously injured. The authorities found a large quantity of drugs in the wrecked car.
    A man and a woman died on Monday, June 24, 2019, in a serious traffic accident, at the level of Oualidia. A person accompanying them was injured and had to be rushed to the hospital in El Jadida, according to the media Assabah, which does not give details about the causes of this (…)

  • Morocco Introduces "Jeweler’s Stamp" to Authenticate Precious Metal Jewelry
    29 June 2019, by Amine

    A "Jeweler’s Stamp" is planned to distinguish precious metal jewelry produced by jewelers. A draft decree to this effect has been adopted by the Council of Government.
    This draft decree aims to allow jewelers and goldsmiths to stamp their works, thus giving them an undisputed ability to differentiate types of jewelry and detect fraud. Controls will be strengthened, as well as monitoring. The fight against fraud will be more effective and consumers will be protected. These are the (…)

  • Major Drug Bust: 60 Kilos Seized at Morocco-Ceuta Border Crossing
    1 July 2019, by Said

    Customs and Police services seized a large quantity of drugs at the border post of Bab Sebta, in northern Morocco.
    This seizure was made on Friday, June 28, 2019, on board a car, customs sources told the Map, according to which some 60 kilos of drugs were seized following a thorough search of a car registered in Morocco. It was about to go to Ceuta.
    Arranged in the form of tablets, the drugs were hidden by the traffickers in cavities located at the level of the vehicle’s chassis, the (…)

  • Massive Drug Bust: 5 Tons of Hashish Seized at Moroccan Port En Route to Europe
    3 July 2019, by Kamal

    An international transport truck heading for a European port was intercepted this Tuesday morning by the police services at the Port of Tanger-Med with more than 5 tons of hashish on board. The drugs were carefully hidden in the side walls of the vehicle.
    The searches carried out by the police services under the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), assisted by sniffer dogs, made it possible to seize this large quantity of cannabis resin (chira), intended for the European (…)

  • Belgian Traveler Caught at Moroccan Border with €97,500 Cash and Loaded Gun
    5 July 2019, by Said

    A firearm and a large sum of currency were seized on Thursday, July 4, 2019, by the police and customs services, at the border post of Bab Sebta, in the north of the country.
    It is thus a question, according to a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), of the sum of 97,500 euros, in bills of 100, 50 and 20 euros, found in a car registered in France, but belonging to a Belgian national. The money was hidden in various places in the car, the same source (…)

  • Gibraltar Police Arrest Belgian-Moroccan Drug Kingpin Wanted Internationally
    4 September 2020, by Kamal

    The Gibraltar border police arrested a Belgian drug trafficker who also holds Moroccan nationality. The 53-year-old man was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Morocco.
    The man was identified during a border control in Gibraltar. He had the intention of visiting his family.
    The identification process revealed that he was wanted in Morocco for his involvement in drug trafficking networks.
    His report was drawn up pending the extradition procedure to Morocco, which (…)

  • Moroccan Authorities Seize Over 4,000 Rivotril Tablets in Casablanca Drug Bust
    5 September 2020, by Ginette

    The operation was a success thanks to the information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) and with the help of the services of the Royal Gendarmerie, indicates the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) in a press release. The search of their car resulted in the seizure of 4,260 psychotropic tablets of the "Rivotril" type.
    Pending the results of the investigation to determine the ins and outs of this case and to get hold of all the people (…)

  • Moroccan Police Thwart 90kg Drug Smuggling Attempt by Jet Ski Near Tangier
    20 September 2020, by Jérôme

    A drug trafficker was unable to transport the 90 kilograms of Chira he had loaded onto his Jet Ski. The border guards stationed in Tangier, near the Malabata beach, were watching.
    According to the Alyaoum24 website, the cargo was destined for southern Spain. It will not arrive there. The intervention of the border guards thwarted the operation, without them being able to succeed in arresting the driver of the Jet Ski.
    An investigation has been opened by the police to identify his (…)