The flight of a 51-year-old French national has come to an end in Marrakech. Wanted by Interpol for previous frauds, the man was apprehended by the Guéliz police after setting up a new scam involving the sale of a motorcycle online.
A Russian citizen accused of fighting in Syria alongside jihadist organizations has been extradited from Morocco to Russia . The operation was carried out in coordination with Interpol, Russia’s Interior Ministry announced.
The Marseille public prosecutor’s office on Wednesday requested ten years in prison against Karim Harrat , identified as the head of an international mafia organization. The prosecution is based on the decryption of the Sky ECC messaging service to prove his role as a leader.
The Moroccan police arrested on Wednesday at the Casablanca airport a 38-year-old French national . The individual was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Switzerland for extortion and threats with a bladed weapon.
The extradition of Nordin El Ballouti from Dubai marks an important step in the judicial cooperation between Belgium and the United Arab Emirates. This transfer allows several large-scale cases related to international drug trafficking to progress, while clarifying the situation of the other members of this fraternity involved in organized crime.
The trial of Karim Harrat , a presumed figure in the Marseille drug trafficking scene, arrested in Morocco in 2021, opened this Monday, January 26, before the Marseille Judicial Court.
Faced with a series of violent kidnappings targeting French influencers , the public prosecutor’s office in Le Mans is requesting a trial before the Assize Court for a criminal commando whose alleged leader was arrested in Tangier. This requisition marks a turning point in the investigation into these new types of kidnappings, where the kidnappers demand ransoms in virtual currency.
The hunt for European drug traffickers who have taken refuge in Morocco continues successfully. Glenn S., a 39-year-old Belgian man who was heavily convicted in his country for cocaine trafficking , was apprehended by the Moroccan authorities. The news, confirmed this Friday by the Antwerp prosecutor’s office, marks the end of the fugitive’s run for this man from Rumst.
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 flight was short-lived. Three young men from Limburg, suspected of being the perpetrators of a violent shooting in Genk, were intercepted by the Spanish police . The trio, who were the subject of an international alert, were trying to reach Morocco to escape Belgian justice.
Morocco is not letting go. Patrizio Forniti , the alleged godfather of the Italian mafia, and his wife Monica Montenero, are being held in detention in Casablanca. While Rome is demanding their immediate transfer, the Moroccan justice system intends to try them first for offenses committed on national soil.
A Moroccan fugitive accused of embezzling nearly 750,000 euros thought he could escape justice by hiding in Spain. The Civil Guard put an end to his flight in Girona, executing an international arrest warrant that now inevitably brings him closer to extradition to the Kingdom.