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Moroccan crackdown on transnational organized crime

Overview

Moroccan security services, working in coordination with Europol and Interpol, have conducted operations to dismantle transnational organized crime networks.

In Tangier, authorities arrested a French national of Algerian origin who was the subject of an Interpol red notice related to a fatal shooting in the Paris suburbs in July 2024. He has since been placed in extradition proceedings.

Additional arrests in Tangier and Agadir included a Danish national wanted for incitement to murder and kidnapping, a Swedish national linked to the Foxtrot criminal organization, and another Swedish national suspected of involvement in drug trafficking and murder preparations. Europol noted that these structured networks frequently use social media and encrypted messaging to recruit operatives by promising financial gain.

Entities

Moroccan security services · Marrakech · Interpol · Tangier · Royal Gendarmerie

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Morocco arrests European nationals in transnational crime crackdown

    Moroccan authorities and Europol have arrested several European nationals in Tangier and Agadir for suspected involvement in organized crime, including murder, kidnapping, and drug trafficking.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Marrakech authorities arrest man for fake overseas job scam

    A man in Marrakech was arrested for allegedly defrauding over 30 young Moroccans of more than 100 million centimes using fake overseas employment contracts.

Sources

ar.hibapress.com · lebrief.ma · lemaroc360.com · marrakech7.com