Police officers in the city of Fez arrested, on Monday, in coordination with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), seven individuals on suspicion of involvement in a case of fraud and forgery, as well as attacks on automated digital data processing systems.
A security source said that the suspects, aged between 26 and 47, had swindled several victims under the pretext of intervening on their behalf to obtain appointments for visa applications to travel abroad.
Investigations led to the identification and arrest of the suspects, the same source added.
Further searches carried out in this case resulted in the seizure of copies of identity documents and other documents used to prepare applications for Schengen visas, as well as sums of money and receipts for bank deposits and money transfers suspected of being the loot of this criminal activity.
The same searches also led to the seizure of computers, tablets and cell phones, suspected of containing digital traces of these fraudulent activities.
The suspects were taken into custody for further investigation under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, in order to unveil the ins and outs of this case.
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