More than 1,200 trucks travel between Tanger Med and Algeciras every day. Faced with growing trade with Morocco, the Spanish port is preparing to handle 800,000 trailers a year before 2030.
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.
The United States wants to fund the deployment of a mobile forensic laboratory intended for Laâyoune, Dakhla and their surrounding areas. The U.S. call for proposals closes this Wednesday, September 9.
Caught with 301 kilos of cannabis herb in his trailer, a Moroccan truck driver living in Spain faced three years in prison and a ten-year ban from French territory. The court ultimately acquitted him on the criminal charges, but left him with a customs bill of €1.445 million.
A 23-year-old Moroccan man was arrested at Brussels-Midi station with a loaded Kalashnikov hidden under baby clothes. The young man, who is believed to have arrived from France, is suspected of belonging to a criminal organization. A second suspect has just been arrested.
Suspected of having participated in the importation of more than 500 kg of cannabis resin, Yassin A. was arrested in Morocco and then extradited. After a year in detention, an incorrect document sent by the court registry enabled him to leave prison.
A 54-year-old man sentenced in the Netherlands for money laundering and drug trafficking had fled to Morocco before serving his sentence. Moroccan justice took over the case and sentenced him to eight years in prison, as well as a fine of nearly 8,000 euros.
The purchase of around ten tortoises and a lizard by foreign tourists for approximately 6,000 dirhams prompted an intervention in the medina of Marrakech. Seven shops are being investigated, and several reptiles as well as animal skins have been seized.
Three figures in Antwerp’s drug trade, arrested in June in Marrakech, were taken out of prison on Thursday morning to appear in court without prior notice. A few hours later, the court had already delivered its verdict: 5, 8 and 9 years in prison, according to the Belgian press.
A network had vehicles previously stolen in Morocco registered in Spain. Madrid’s municipal police discovered seven fraudulently registered cars, recovered another stolen vehicle and made two arrests.
Entering Ceuta is not enough to reach mainland Spain. Migrants who remained in the enclave after the mass arrivals in July are now paying smugglers up to 9000 euros to cross the Strait of Gibraltar clandestinely.
Tanger Med was not yet open when the Spanish press was already worried about its consequences. Twenty-three years later, the Moroccan port has overtaken Algeciras and its name continues to be associated in Spain with the same words: rival, competition, threat.