Eleven foreign nationals arrested in Tangier and Marrakech for drug trafficking and money laundering
Moroccan law enforcement has detained eleven individuals subject to international arrest warrants issued by Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam as part of investigations into drug trafficking and the recycling of illicit funds.
Eleven foreign nationals arrested in Tangier and Marrakech for drug trafficking and money laundering
The security services of the Moroccan kingdom carried out the simultaneous arrest of eleven individuals in Tangier and Marrakech on Monday. These individuals were subject to arrest warrants issued at both national and international level, according to information communicated by police authorities to the AFP news agency.
This action was carried out jointly by the DGSN and DGST. Among those apprehended, six Franco-Moroccan dual nationals are being prosecuted across the Mediterranean for activities related to the illegal drug trade, money laundering, as well as fraud and swindling offences. Furthermore, three other individuals of Belgian-Moroccan dual nationality are subject to Belgian judicial proceedings relating to international drug trafficking.
The group also includes a Dutch-Moroccan national sought for similar drug trafficking and money laundering offences, as well as a French citizen subject to an arrest warrant issued by the central police judicial unit for money laundering.
Ten of these eleven individuals appear on the international criminal police organisation's red notices list, at the request of the three European countries concerned.
During searches carried out, investigators seized high-end automobiles and motorcycles, sums in local currency and foreign exchange, banking payment methods, quantities of cocaine and travel documents.
Those in question have been remanded in custody. They will be questioned regarding the criminal acts attributed to them in the context of formal requisitions transmitted by foreign states. The authorities have emphasised that those holding Moroccan nationality will be subject to investigation and trial according to the rules of domestic law.
Source: H24info
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