Morocco
Morocco: Olive oil trafficking leads to prison
In Taroudant, those involved in olive oil trafficking have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and a heavy fine.
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Traffic
Spain
Mocro Maffia Kingpin's Nephew Nabbed in Spain: Drug Empire Crumbles as 'El Chapo de Tricht' Gang Exposed
The Spanish police have arrested Firass Taghi, a nephew of Ridouan Taghi, involved in an international drug trafficking operation. The name of this 24-year-old man had been mentioned in escape plans for the leader of the Dutch Mocro Maffia.
France
Teen Hitmen Arrested in Paris Drug War Killing: Morocco Extradition Looms for Mastermind
Recruited by a drug trafficker from the Paris region currently in prison in Morocco before his extradition to France, to eliminate a competitor in Ulis, two very young Lyon hitmen are facing French justice.
Spain
Migrant Trafficking Ring Busted: Spanish Police Uncover €2.5 Million Smuggling Operation in Gibraltar Strait
The Spanish police, in coordination with Europol, dismantled a criminal organization active in Algeciras and Ceuta, specializing in the trafficking of migrants and drugs between Morocco and Spain via the Strait of Gibraltar. The network transported both migrants and drugs on makeshift boats piloted by minors.
France
Paris Drug Ring Busted: 'Super Cannabis Logistician' Sentenced to 10 Years in €15M Trafficking Scheme
The Paris Criminal Court handed down a heavy prison sentence to the "super cannabis logistician", Chawki, alias "S3". His accomplices, ten men and one woman, aged 25 to 48, were also convicted.
France
French Drug Lord "Bibi" Extradited from Dubai: Major Blow to Cocaine Trafficking Network
The United Arab Emirates has extradited to France a major French drug trafficker who occasionally resided in Morocco. He had been living in Dubai since 2019.
Morocco
Morocco Cracks Down on Summer Gold Smuggling Ring at Major Airports
The Moroccan customs service wants to tighten controls at ports and airports to combat gold trafficking during the summer season, a period when there is a significant increase in precious metal smuggling activities.
France
International Drug Ring Busted: Laval Residents Face Trial for Massive Money Laundering Scheme
People from Laval are being prosecuted for money laundering, drug trafficking and participation in a criminal association between 2017 and 2020 in several municipalities in Mayenne, Morocco and Spain.
France
Speeding Stop Unravels €3 Million Drug Empire: Moroccan Brothers Jailed in Toulouse-Cantal Trafficking Case
Three Moroccan brothers have been sentenced to heavy prison terms for trafficking cannabis and cocaine between Toulouse and Cantal, with a market value estimated at three million euros.
France
Major Cannabis Trafficking Ring on Trial in Paris: 12 Accused of Supplying French Capital
Chawki, aka "S3", originally from Oise, has been on trial since last week along with ten men and one woman, aged 25 to 48, for "trafficking and importing narcotics".
Morocco
Morocco Seizes 5 Tons of Adulterated Olive Oil in Food Safety Crackdown
A food quality control operation conducted in Taroudant has resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of products unfit for consumption. The intervention, which targeted two clandestine warehouses, led to the confiscation of nearly 5 tons of adulterated olive oil and its derivatives.
France
International Drug Ring Trial Begins in French Court, Linking Morocco to Europe
A family clan, originally from Castelsarrasin, is on trial before the criminal court of Montauban for its involvement in a vast international drug trafficking operation between Tarn-et-Garonne, Spain, Morocco, and the Netherlands.