Belgium
Belgian Drug Kingpin Arrested in Dubai After International Manhunt
The flight of the Antwerp drug baron Othman El Ballouti has come to an end in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). He was arrested, and Belgium now expects his extradition.
Topic
Traffic
Spain
Moroccan Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested in Spain After Months-Long Manhunt
Wanted by the Moroccan authorities since September 2023 for having introduced large quantities of narcotics (ecstasy) into the kingdom, a criminal was finally arrested in Algeciras. He faces a ten-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
France
Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 8 Years in Major French Trafficking Case
The Bobigny correctional court sentenced Montacer Meziani to 8 years in prison on Monday in the context of the drug trafficking case in Canteleu, near Rouen (Seine-Maritime). The criminal will not appeal this judgment, according to his lawyer.
Morocco
Morocco Intensifies Airport Customs Checks to Combat Gold Smuggling
After recent seizures of large gold shipments, the control services of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) have stepped up their investigations at airports to limit the smuggling of jewelry and gold objects and money laundering.
Morocco
Smartphone Smuggling Ring Uncovered at Melilla-Morocco Border
To launder money from drug trafficking, some criminal networks buy luxury smartphones in Melilla to resell them at competitive prices in Morocco.
Morocco
Illegal Palm Tree Trade Threatens Morocco's Oasis Ecosystems
In the Zagora region of Morocco, an illegal palm tree trafficking is thriving, threatening the fragile oasis ecosystems.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Bust Major Car Theft Ring Linked to Europe
The judicial police of Rabat referred 22 people to justice on Thursday, November 21, suspected of being involved in a vast network of falsification of documents related to the registration of vehicles stolen in Europe, particularly in France.
France
Fugitive Drug Lord Sentenced to 10 Years in Major French Trafficking Case
After ten days of trial, the Beauvais court sentenced six of the nine defendants arrested in 2021 for drug trafficking, among other things. Suspected of being on the run in Morocco, Atik J., the alleged leader of the network, was sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison.
Morocco
Americans arrested near Taroudant
American citizens and a Moroccan national were caught in the act of trafficking in archaeological fossils in the province of Taroudant.
Morocco
Morocco: Spectacular fall of a drug trafficker wanted since 2016
Under the weight of national and international warrants, a drug baron on the run for eight years, was finally caught two weeks ago in Morocco. According to investigators, the criminal managed to enter and leave the kingdom sixteen times before his arrest.
Morocco
Olive oil in Morocco: fraud alert!
Fraudulent practices are multiplying in some Moroccan oil mills, raising the concern of consumers and authorities. Deputy Jamal Diouani is sounding the alarm and questioning the Minister of Agriculture.
Belgium
Major Drug Trafficking Ring Busted: 120 Convicted in Brussels Trial
End in Brussels of the exceptional trial of 120 people prosecuted for international cocaine and cannabis trafficking, among other things, from Morocco. The accused were sentenced to sentences ranging from a few months to 17 years in prison.