The Moroccan authorities have dealt a blow to a network of stolen motorcycles and bicycles. A 33-year-old French-Moroccan was arrested on Monday in Marrakech. He is suspected of being the mastermind of a criminal organization specializing in the theft of high-end motorcycles in Europe, then their resale in Morocco.
A Civil Guard was sentenced to seven months in prison for stealing money from a Moroccan during a check at the Beni-Enzar border.
The Civil Guard intercepted at the port of Tarifa 22 high-end vehicles stolen in Europe that were about to be shipped to Morocco. In total, nine people were arrested, seven of whom were charged.
Back from Morocco, the driver of a stolen vehicle involved in a fatal accident on August 13 in Moselle has been detained. His co-author was placed under judicial supervision.
While she rented out her car in August through a peer-to-peer website, Sarah, a 27-year-old resident of Paris, found that her vehicle had been sold to a third party. The young woman fought to recover her property, which she finally found in Narbonne... after a detour to Morocco.
The judicial police of Tiznit put an end to a series of thefts from vehicles targeting tourists. Two individuals, known to the police, were arrested in less than 24 hours following the complaint of a foreign tourist victim of a bag theft.
A 37-year-old French national of Turkish origin was arrested on Friday by the national security elements at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca.
In Morocco, car theft is a crisis affecting car rental platforms. Without a firm response from the Director General of National Security, Abdelatif Hammouchi, the crisis should continue to worsen.
A real dragnet was carried out in Fez. More than 8,000 individuals were arrested in one month during joint security operations, conducted from July 20 to August 22.
The Tangier police services succeeded in apprehending on Tuesday a dangerous criminal specialized in car theft.
On the run, the burglar of an apartment hotel in Agadir who caused an accident on the road to Tiznit in a stolen vehicle, was arrested. An exploit carried out by the elements of the police of the Wilaya of security of the city for whom the precise data provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) were of great use.
Casablanca wants to put an end to motorcycle thefts and the most common motorcycle crimes. A large-scale campaign to control motorcycle riders has been launched in this direction.