Arrested on Tuesday evening by the brigade against criminal gangs in Salé, the drug baron "Moussa" whose ultra-luxurious wedding organized in the Zeghanghane region had caused controversy, was placed in detention in the Selouane prison, on the orders of the public prosecutor’s office in Nador.
Ameur Mansouri, 49 years old, one of the most wanted drug traffickers by the Central Office for the Fight Against Illicit Drug Trafficking (OFAST), was arrested on Thursday by the elements of the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) of Versailles, near the Pasteur metro station (15th arrondissement), while he was stuck in a traffic jam.
Moussa "Falcon", the drug baron who became known to the general public for his involvement in the famous controversial wedding of Zeghanghane, was questioned on Friday on no less than 51 cases.
Leaks from reports by the General Inspection of Territorial Administration show serious dysfunctions in the urban planning sector in Morocco. Dozens of municipalities would be affected by illegal practices that have favored the proliferation of anarchic construction.
The Spanish police, in collaboration with the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) of Morocco, seized more than 11 tons of hashish during two operations carried out in less than a week in Malaga and Algeciras (Cadiz). Ten individuals involved in this drug trafficking were arrested.
The nicknamed "El Jabli", a drug baron wanted for drug trafficking in the region, settled his scores with his rival, shooting him with a firearm in the Chiadma forest, near Bir Jdid. The Royal Gendarmerie is conducting a thorough investigation to dismantle the network.
After the extradition of the Moroccan-origin drug trafficker Othman El Ballouti, arrested in early December 2024 in Dubai, and that of Nordin El Hajjioui, nicknamed "Dikke Nordin", Belgium is demanding others.
The Moroccan police arrested Younes El Ballouti, long wanted for international cocaine trafficking, in a shisha café in Tangier. He is incarcerated in the Casablanca prison.
One of Moussa’s closest associates has been arrested by the police. This man had attended the ultra-luxurious and controversial wedding of the drug baron.
The Moroccan customs services are on the trail of a vast import fraud network. Importers are suspected of having set up a sophisticated system to avoid paying taxes, involving complex financial circuits and international ramifications.
Moussa Azghanghan, better known as Moussa Le Rifain, one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world, celebrated his wedding in grand style last August in the city of Zeghanghane, near Nador in Morocco. He reportedly managed to flee with his wife before the intervention of the Moroccan police forces.
The Moroccan customs service has dismantled an international gold trafficking network that uses women as mules. The gold seized at the kingdom’s airports would come from Turkey.