
French Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested at Morocco-Spain Border Crossing
Moroccan agents arrested a French drug trafficker, wanted by the authorities in his country, on Saturday at Bab Sebta as he was trying to enter Ceuta.

Moroccan agents arrested a French drug trafficker, wanted by the authorities in his country, on Saturday at Bab Sebta as he was trying to enter Ceuta.

While conducting an investigation into a drug trafficking case, the Tangier police elements made a rather surprising discovery in the wall of a residence in Tanja El Balia.

Bags containing large quantities of hashish, washed up by the sea, were discovered on Sunday on the beaches of Sidi Moussa in Salé. The area has been secured and the drugs seized.

As the summer season approaches, the authorities in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region have announced a series of measures to strengthen security on beaches and coasts. Among these measures is a tightening of controls on the rental of jet-skis.

A joint operation carried out by the judicial police brigade of Nador and the services of the General Directorate of National Territory Surveillance led to the arrest of two individuals involved in cocaine trafficking on Tuesday. Among the suspects is a policeman stationed in Tetouan.

The lack of cooperation from Morocco with Spain has contributed to exacerbating drug trafficking in the strait, recently deplored the president of the seventh chamber of the Cadiz court, Nieves Marina.

The Audiencia Nacional will consider this week the extradition of Mohammed B., requested by Morocco. The accused, wanted for his alleged membership in a criminal organization specializing in drug and human trafficking, faces a 15-year prison sentence.

Arrested in March in Morocco, Yoda Félix Bingui , the alleged head of one of the main drug networks in Marseille, accepted on Tuesday, during a hearing at the Court of Cassation in Rabat, to be extradited to France.

Mounir Erramach , a drug trafficker sentenced in 2002 to more than 20 years in prison, will be free to move on May 2.

The Spanish police arrested in Tarifa (Cádiz) a Belgian of Moroccan origin wanted by the Belgian authorities for belonging to a criminal organization, drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.

In Rabat, Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of the Interior, praised the excellent cooperation between Morocco and his country in the field of security, marked by many common challenges, including the fight against drugs, terrorist networks, crime and even the security of the Paris Olympic Games.

A young girl was found dead in Marrakech, after spending a drunken evening in a tourist complex in Sidi Brahim, prefecture of Marrakech, in the company of two young men from the Gulf countries.