Judicial investigations are currently targeting vehicle rental companies in Rabat and Casablanca. These agencies are suspected of laundering profits from international drug trafficking , as part of investigations conducted jointly with Spanish authorities.
Authorities are actively fighting against the theft of sand from Moroccan beaches . On Friday, two trucks filled with illegal cargo were seized between Tangier and Assilah, leading to the immediate arrest of the drivers.
The judicial police in Marrakech arrested a major hard drug trafficker , nicknamed "Tanjaoui." The man was caught with two young women in the Mabrouka neighborhood, in possession of several doses of cocaine.
The Royal Gendarmerie thwarted an attempt at international drug trafficking in the Fahs-Anjra province. A significant quantity of drugs and technological equipment were seized from a suspicious vehicle.
Two brothers of Moroccan origin, managers of hairdressing salons in the southwest, have been indicted. They are suspected of having illegally employed undocumented migrants in their establishments in the Tarn and Ariège departments, to the detriment of social rules.
Four Moroccans and a Dutchman have been actively sought since July 2024 for the kidnapping and savage torture of a trafficker in Cadiz. Despite the seriousness of the facts, the slowness of the procedure allowed the suspects to flee to Tangier before their formal identification.
The drug trafficker Mounir N., originally from Genk, is expected in Belgium this week. Arrested in Colombia in 2025, he is suspected of being a key figure in the international cocaine trafficking between Latin America and European ports.
Researchers have succeeded in the first complete genome sequencing of a Barbary macaque . This major scientific advancement provides a crucial new tool to combat extinction, poaching, and the illegal trade of this endangered species.
The Bordeaux court will deliver its judgment this Tuesday concerning the former head of the anti-drug squad and his informant Sophiane Hambli. The latter, detained in Morocco, faces 20 years in prison for the importation of seven tons of Moroccan cannabis in 2015.
A major player in a drug trafficking network in the Moulins district of Nice was arrested in Morocco at the end of March 2026. This international arrest is the culmination of months of investigation leading to the dismantling of this network.
The police services of the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca apprehended on Monday a 24-year-old Franco-Tunisian national. Subject to an international arrest warrant issued by France, he is suspected of cocaine trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.
In 2025, more than 33,000 Spanish motorists were victims of car thefts, a traffic fueled by specific orders from Morocco . Criminal networks favor common, less technological models to supply the Moroccan black market.