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Moroccan police arrested on Sunday in the Northern city of Tangier a French-Guinean fugitive on an international warrant issued by the French judicial authorities for “attempted murder with a firearm”. The 27-year-old man, who was previously convicted for fraud offenses, was arrested in a tangier hotel, says a statement released by the Moroccan police. The […]
Marrakech is hosting INTERPOL’s fourth meeting for Chiefs of Police from the Middle East and North Africa, with ways of tackling organized crime and terrorism high on the agenda. With the MENA region being one of the fastest growing regions for information exchange via INTERPOL, senior law enforcement officials are meeting to identify ways for […]
In Mali, Police forces have rescued some 64 victims of human trafficking and people smuggling in an operation in coordination with Interpol, local media reported. The victims were women and girls targeted for sexual exploitation and forced labor in the mining sector and forced begging, Interpol said in a statement. “Police also conducted raids at […]
Morocco, a major player in global counterterrorism, has contributed to a successful Interpol maritime border operation that helped to detect more than a dozen of suspected foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) travelling across the Mediterranean. This international coordinated security operation was carried out July 24-Sept.8 in seaports of France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The […]
Policemen at the Bab Sebta crossing point arrested on Friday a Frenchman of Turkish origin who was wanted by Interpol for alleged links to international drug trafficking networks, national police (DGSN) said. The arrest of the 27-year-old suspect is part of the strengthening of international cooperation in the fight against cross-border crime as well […]
Morocco, represented by the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), took part in Interpol’s second International Transboundary Exercise ‘Neptune 2’ as it had participated in the first version of the exercise in 2018. The exercise of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) took place July 24 – August 8 in several Mediterranean ports, including […]
Security forces in Fez, northeastern Morocco, have arrested an Algerian national wanted in his home country for alleged connection with drug trafficking. A statement from the national security directorate, DGSN, revealed that the 36-year old suspect was arrested while he was applying for a residence permit in Morocco. Security forces found out during the […]
Moroccan Security forces have put a Danish man sought after by Interpol on the deportation list for crimes committed at home. The judicial police of Marrakech nabbed on May 11 the 30-year old man who illegally entered the North African country on false identity, the national security directorate (DGSN) said. The suspect forged his id […]
Morocco, one of the major global players in the fight against terrorism, takes part in INTERPOL’s sea border operation that addresses the threat posed by the travel of foreign terrorist fighters using Mediterranean maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe. This operation also targets drug dealers and firearms traffickers. INTERPOL has deployed officers to […]
Moroccan authorities recovered a stolen 17th century Baroque Italian painting worth up to six million euros and informed Italian authorities. Italian paper Gazzetta di Modena reported that the painting by Giovanni Francesco, known as Guercino, had been stolen from a church in the northern Italian city of Modena in 2014. It could have been recovered […]