Global cannabis resin seizures have fallen by more than 50% since 2020 . But Morocco appears to be going against the trend: seizures there are increasing, to the point of putting North Africa ahead of Western Europe in 2024.
A French man wanted by his country’s justice system has been arrested in Marrakech. He was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities for his alleged involvement in an international drug and psychotropic substance trafficking case.
A network suspected of shipping drugs from Spain to France by parcel was dismantled during a police operation coordinated by Europol. Investigators discovered cash, narcotic products and documents linked to real estate properties in Morocco .
A 29-year-old man, presented as a close associate of the Maes clan , was killed Wednesday morning in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis. The victim was targeted by an armed commando that fired around thirty bullets.
The investigation into DZ Mafia’s finances opens a lead that also passes through Morocco. Marseille investigators are interested in considerable flows in cryptocurrencies, notably via the account of a Marseille student who returned to live in Morocco.
A 43-year-old Dutch man of Moroccan origin, who still had to serve more than three years in prison in the Netherlands, was arrested Monday upon his arrival at Schiphol airport. He voluntarily returned from Morocco, according to the Dutch prosecutor’s office.
The Civil Guard intercepted a South African diplomatic vehicle at the Tarajal border crossing heading to Morocco. The Guinean driver was illegally transporting more than half a ton of shisha tobacco and numerous perfumes.
The courts have sentenced Said Naciri, former president of Wydad Casablanca, and Abdenbi Bioui, former regional president, to 10 and 12 years in prison respectively. A historic decision in a vast international drug trafficking case.
Considered one of the biggest cocaine importers in France, Ouicem Kattoursi was arrested in Dubai. This arrest ends a long fugitive period for this drug trafficker from Sevran, already arrested in Casablanca in 2008.
Brussels Airport is preparing for an intense summer with 5.2 million passengers. Facing increased traffic to destinations such as Morocco, the platform is deploying new systems to limit waiting times for non-European travelers at borders.
At the head of the Castellane network in Marseille, Mohamed Djeha built a financial empire. To launder his millions, the drug lord attempted to organize a vast gold trafficking operation from Morocco using a diplomatic pouch.
Four men were arrested near Tangier in an international drug trafficking case. Investigators seized 700 kg of hashish packaged in containers imitating watermelons.