Arrest in Tangier: five historical projectiles seized after online sale
A man was arrested in Tangier after offering ammunition from the colonial era for sale on social media. Five projectiles were seized and subjected to ballistic testing.
Five colonial projectiles offered for sale online, suspect arrested in Tangier
Tangier police arrested a man on Monday on suspicion of possession and trafficking of explosive materials posing a threat to the safety of persons and property, according to Google News MA — Crime (fr). Five historical projectiles were discovered in his possession.
The arrest followed the detection, by digital surveillance services, of an advertisement posted on social media in which the suspect offered these munitions for sale. He claimed that these projectiles dated from the colonial period in northern Morocco.
Technical investigations and field searches made it possible to identify the author of the publication. The seized projectiles are now undergoing ballistic testing aimed at establishing their exact nature and degree of dangerousness.
Source: Google News MA — Crime (fr)