Based on information provided by the FBI, specialized agents of the National Police and the Guardia Civil managed to arrest a jihadist who was planning a mass shooting on the beaches of Benidorm, a popular tourist destination.
Yassin Kanza, of Moroccan origin, was arrested on Wednesday as the alleged perpetrator of the murder of a sacristan and the violent assault on a priest in Algeciras.
A diplomatic incident was narrowly avoided on Saturday in Dole, in the Jura. The husband of the Moroccan vice-consul in Dijon was arrested by the police after causing trouble in a restaurant.
Based on information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the elements of the judicial police of Tabriquet, in Salé, arrested an individual who was posing as a colonel on a mission at the royal palace, to defraud his victims.
The Civil Guard of Ceuta has arrested three individuals, two French and one Moroccan residing in Spain, for attempting to smuggle three high-end vehicles stolen in Morocco into Morocco.
A 28-year-old man with psychiatric disorders was arrested and then jailed after the discovery of the human remains of Mohamed, 17, in the pipes of a building in Saint-Priest, near Lyon. The victim’s family had reported the teenager’s disappearance to the authorities on January 15.
As he was about to board a flight to Turkey, a Saudi opponent wanted by Interpol was arrested at Marrakech airport. He could be extradited to Saudi Arabia.
The Civil Guard has arrested three people aged 28 to 40 in Puente Genil (Córdoba) as alleged perpetrators of the knife attack on a 20-year-old Moroccan, which occurred on January 5.
Eight individuals were arrested on Tuesday by the Fez police elements. They would be involved in a case of kidnapping and ransom demand.
Dr. Javier Guerrero, well known in Ceuta for having been Minister of Health, was arrested on Wednesday as the alleged perpetrator of abuse of minors, including Moroccans. On Friday, the Court of First Instance of the autonomous city ordered his provisional detention without bail.
Alert at the Casablanca police headquarters this Friday, January 13th. The discovery of a car parked under suspicious circumstances on Jaber Ben Hayan Street prompted the security services to activate the "security protocol to deal with suspicious materials".
Prosecuted in custody, the judge of Beni Mellal who was caught in the act of corruption should appear shortly before the criminal chamber in charge of financial crimes. This is the decision taken by the investigating judge at the end of the trial before the Court of Appeal of Rabat.