Suspected of having participated in the importation of more than 500 kg of cannabis resin, Yassin A. was arrested in Morocco and then extradited. After a year in detention, an incorrect document sent by the court registry enabled him to leave prison.
A 27-year-old Moroccan man was violently attacked in northern Italy. Hit while arriving on a motorcycle, he was then beaten by at least five or six compatriots before being left unconscious on the ground.
Three figures in Antwerp’s drug trade, arrested in June in Marrakech, were taken out of prison on Thursday morning to appear in court without prior notice. A few hours later, the court had already delivered its verdict: 5, 8 and 9 years in prison, according to the Belgian press.
After thirty years working with young people in Antwerp’s neighborhoods, Mohamed Zemmouri is sounding the alarm. The educator of Moroccan origin believes that drug trafficking money is making prevention through sport increasingly difficult.
Morocco would have 218 fugitives wanted by French authorities , nearly half of them for drug trafficking. The strengthening of cooperation between Paris and Rabat now threatens the peace of mind of these suspects on the run.
Pursued by a French military helicopter near the Strait of Gibraltar, the crew of a speedboat dumped 2.4 tonnes of cannabis resin into the ocean . The vessel managed to escape despite warning shots.
Caught off guard by a patrol in the Bay of Cadiz, the pilot of a boat carrying 800 kilos of Moroccan hashish threw himself into the water. The vessel, left running, nearly ran him over before his rescue.
Long dominant in the European market, Moroccan cannabis faces competition from North America. New international circuits, local European production, and the rise of high-THC cannabis are gradually reducing the share of Moroccan resin.
Global cannabis resin seizures have fallen by more than 50% since 2020 . But Morocco appears to be going against the trend: seizures there are increasing, to the point of putting North Africa ahead of Western Europe in 2024.
Belgian customs intercepted several tons of hashish from Morocco at the port of Antwerp. This unusual discovery actively relaunches investigations to unmask the recipients of this large shipment.
At the head of the Castellane network in Marseille, Mohamed Djeha built a financial empire. To launder his millions, the drug lord attempted to organize a vast gold trafficking operation from Morocco using a diplomatic pouch.
Nine people have been remanded in custody following the collapse of a criminal network. Operating from Essonne, this organization imported large quantities of Moroccan narcotics and laundered its profits to Dubai, concealing its activities behind the import-export of seafood products.