Morocco foils major smuggling attempts of drugs, illegal migrants & cash

Moroccan authorities have thwarted major smuggling attempts of cannabis, cash, and illegal migrants in separate operations carried out lately in the Northern and Southern regions of the Kingdom. In Agadir, the security services arrested over the weekend seven people, aged between 20 and 57, for their links to an international criminal network of smugglers of […]

Morocco: An American of Lebanese descent dies with cocaine capsules in his intestines

A US national of Lebanese descent died on Thursday in Casablanca’s University Hospital with cocaine capsules in his intestines, said a press release issued by the Moroccan national police. The 66-year old man was captured on Wednesday at Mohammed V International Airport upon his arrival from Sao Paulo after he was suspected of carrying drugs […]

Morocco’s Tanger Med Industrial Zone, 2nd most competitive in world ranking

Morocco’s Tanger Med Industrial Zone ranked 2nd most attractive on a Financial Times FDI Intelligence ranking. Tanger Med Industrial Zone stood out in the ranking, dubbed FDI Global Free Zones of the Year 2020, which compares the competitiveness and attractiveness of 100 platforms across the world. Tanger Med was outperformed only by Dubai Multi Commodities […]