On the run for three years, Oussama B. was arrested on Wednesday at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, a few hours after leaving Morocco. He had just been sentenced to more than eleven years in prison for his role in preparing the murder of lawyer Derk Wiersum.
Prosecuted for taking part in a major cannabis trafficking operation between Morocco and the Paris region, Ahmed A. had been sentenced to six years in prison. The Versailles Court of Appeal ultimately acquitted him after an essential part of the proceedings was destroyed.
A 32-year-old Moroccan man has admitted killing his former partner’s brother in Udine. He claims the murder was linked to the 8,000 euros paid so that he could marry the young woman and obtain a residence permit, a version that investigators still need to verify.
A 26-year-old Moroccan man managed to escape while being transferred to a detention center in Germany. Despite a major manhunt involving a helicopter, he traveled nearly 400 kilometers before being found the next day in Cologne. His deportation to Morocco has now been scheduled.
A Moroccan woman and her three children will not be allowed to remain in the Netherlands to have their asylum application examined there. Despite the threats she says she faces from her brother and her fears for her children, the Dutch justice system has approved their transfer to Spain.
The main suspect in a gang that allegedly spread fear in Lelystad, in the Netherlands, cannot be found. Matien H., 22, cut off his electronic ankle bracelet at the beginning of July. Sources from criminal circles claim that he has since gone to Morocco.
A Moroccan influencer with a large following on social media is standing trial in London over the spectacular theft of a Richard Mille watch belonging to Romanian fashion designer Catalin Botezatu. Abdel El Habchi denies taking part in the robbery and claims he discovered everything at the last moment.
A homeless man of Moroccan origin claims to have entered a house in Nîmes to squat in it. After coming face-to-face with the owner, he was sentenced to two years in prison and a permanent ban from French territory .
A 29-year-old French national wanted for voluntary homicide has been arrested in Tangier. He is suspected of shooting and killing someone in a public place in Toulouse in September 2024.
A man suspected of shooting and injuring a Moroccan in a nightclub in Bali attempted to leave Indonesia for Kuala Lumpur. His escape was stopped at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, near Jakarta.
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.
A man of Moroccan origin suspected of shooting a lawyer in El Ejido was arrested on a train in Murcia. The assault appears to be linked to a lawsuit won by the party represented by the victim. She remains hospitalized in serious condition.