Morocco is waging an implacable fight against drug trafficking, particularly in the north of the country. A joint operation between the DGSN-DGST pole, the Royal Gendarmerie and customs has allowed the dismantling of several criminal networks in recent weeks.
The mayor of Molenbeek, Saliha Raïss, described the security situation in Brussels as "worrying", as reported on Tuesday by the King’s Prosecutor, Julien Moinil, who mentioned the violence linked to drug trafficking.
The police at Marrakech-Ménara airport managed to thwart an attempt to traffic chira (cannabis resin) and arrested young Moroccans residing abroad who were about to leave Moroccan territory.
A hard-hitting police operation in Tétouan, involving 25 officers, led to the arrest of a drug baron named Nabil D. in the province of Ouezzane.
The Compiègne court has sentenced a 26-year-old man for drug trafficking between Oise, Spain and Morocco.
The elements of the judicial center of the Royal Gendarmerie of Bouskoura have succeeded in arresting one of the most wanted drug barons in the kingdom, putting an end to his long flight.
In Morocco, the use of cocaine has become quite common during private parties organized in the discreet residences of upscale neighborhoods, the furnished apartments of chic areas, as well as nightclubs. Despite arrests and seizures, the phenomenon is growing.
Belgium wants to deprive major criminals like the Belgian-Moroccan drug trafficker Othman El Ballouti, the "cocaine king" arrested in the United Arab Emirates, extradited from Dubai and now incarcerated in Bruges, of their power - even behind bars. In this sense, Belgian Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden plans to toughen their detention conditions.
France expects potential extraditions of other traffickers who have taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates after that of Abdelkader "Bibi" Bouguettaia.
Three of the seven barons of the "Super Cartel" of the cocaine trafficking network based in Dubai are Moroccans. They are Ridouan Taghi , Othman El Ballouti and Hosni A.
The Strait of Gibraltar has become the preferred channel for international drug trafficking networks to smuggle cocaine into Europe from Morocco.
The 38-year-old drug baron Othman El Ballouti, who made his fortune in Dubai where he was arrested at the end of 2024, was handed over to the Belgian authorities this Sunday, along with two other traffickers: Giorgi Faes and Mathias Akyazili.