Criminal statistics in Germany reveal an overrepresentation of foreign nationals , including Moroccans. However, experts emphasize that these raw figures mask complex demographic realities, dominated by the age, gender, and social conditions of suspects.
One year after the launch of the regulated cannabis cultivation in ten Dutch municipalities, the experiment is considered positive. Despite a higher cost than Moroccan products, consumers are gradually abandoning the illegal channels for the controlled sector.
The verdict of the trial for the savage murder of Bernard Durandeau was handed down on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 in Carcassonne. Hamza Farissi, the main perpetrator on the run in Morocco, was sentenced to life imprisonment, while his two accomplices received 18 and 20 years in prison.
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 Moroccan justice system is taking action against dirty money in the real estate sector . Faced with the explosion of suspicious transactions on the northern coasts and in Casablanca, the authorities are drastically strengthening controls on professionals in the sector.
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.
A series of large-scale operations conducted by the Royal Gendarmerie of Nador led to the dismantling of drug-trafficking networks and the solving of a homicide. These interventions resulted in the arrest of several key suspects and the seizure of hard drugs.
The Royal Gendarmerie of Nador arrested the main suspect of a shooting murder committed near Al Aroui on Thursday. The operation also led to the dismantling of a drug trafficking network involving around fifteen people.
The message is clear: leaving the territory is no longer enough to escape Moroccan justice . In its latest report for the year 2024, the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office reveals an unprecedented intensification of judicial cooperation. With more than a hundred international arrest warrants issued, the Kingdom is tightening the noose on cross-border crime.
It is an intensifying judicial back-and-forth. In 2024, the prisoner exchanges between Morocco and its foreign partners have reached new heights. While the Kingdom is present to extradite the offenders demanded by Europe, mainly France, the reverse is not always true, particularly with Spain.
The Moroccan police are turning in their report for the year 2025. With nearly 780,000 cases handled, Morocco is showing overall stable crime levels in volume, but is scoring decisive points on two major fronts: a sharp decline in violent crime and a record high rate of case resolution over the past decade.
Four individuals have been arrested for their involvement in an exchange of live fire in Bni Bouayach, province of Al Hoceima. The investigation is ongoing to elucidate this case.