Moroccan-Spanish joint security operation leads to arrest of extremists

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), a branch of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) arrested on Tuesday, as part of a joint security operation with the Spanish police intelligence General Commissariat, an extremist active in Farkhana, in Nador region in Northeastern Morocco, similarly with the arrest by the Spanish authorities of other elements in the city of Melilla, including a former detainee in terrorism cases in Spain, who joined terrorist organizations in the Sahel region.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the people arrested in this joint operation are imbued with extremist ideology, and are involved in the recruitment and enlistment of other elements, says the DGST in a press release.

The individual arrested in Morocco will be placed in police custody under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s office in charge of terrorism and extremism cases, to discover his possible links and terrorist plans.

This joint security operation is part of the ongoing and distinguished security coordination between the Moroccan and Spanish security services and confirms once again the importance of the security partnership between the two countries to counter terrorist threats and strengthen bilateral cooperation, with a view to dissolving existing links between terrorist cells operating in Morocco and Spain.