Moroccan security services carried out simultaneous arrests across Tangier and Marrakech on Monday, detaining eleven individuals suspected of involvement in international drug trafficking, money laundering, and financial fraud in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The operation was coordinated between La Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale and La Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire, both acting on national and international arrest warrants.
Of the eleven detained, six hold Franco-Moroccan nationality and are sought by the French judiciary on charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, and financial scams. Three Belgo-Moroccan nationals are implicated in international drug trafficking cases before Belgian courts. An additional suspect holding Moroccan-Dutch nationality faces charges of international drug trafficking and money laundering, while an eleventh individual — a French national — is the subject of a national arrest warrant issued by the Brigade Nationale de la Police Judiciaire for money laundering.
Ten of the eleven suspects are the subject of Interpol red notices issued at the request of the French, Belgian, and Dutch authorities, underscoring the international dimension of the cases and the active cooperation between Moroccan and European law enforcement agencies. The arrests reflect a coordinated cross-border judicial framework that has grown significantly in recent years.
Searches conducted in connection with the operation yielded a range of assets and evidence, including luxury vehicles and motorcycles, cash in both Moroccan and foreign currencies, bank cards, quantities of cocaine, and passports. The material seized suggests the suspects maintained significant financial infrastructure connected to their alleged criminal activities.
All eleven individuals have been placed in police custody for the purposes of the investigation and will be questioned on the criminal acts attributed to them under the official foreign complaints. Moroccan authorities noted that those holding Moroccan nationality will additionally be subject to investigation and prosecution under national legislation, in accordance with the kingdom’s legal framework on extradition and dual criminality.
