Moroccan police arrested a 72 year old Norwegian national near the city of M’diq after he was identified as the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Norwegian judicial authorities, Moroccan security services said.
The suspect was detained by officers from the National Brigade of the Judicial Police in a rural area outside the northern coastal city. A check through Interpol databases showed he was wanted under an international arrest warrant issued through the Oslo national central bureau over suspected links to an international money laundering network.
Authorities said the suspect has been placed under procedures linked to extradition protocols, while General Directorate for National Security instructed Interpol Rabat to notify its Norwegian counterpart of the arrest.
Moroccan authorities said the operation forms part of ongoing international security cooperation and efforts aimed at tracking internationally wanted suspects involved in transnational organized crime.
Morocco has expanded cooperation with European security agencies in recent years through extradition agreements, intelligence sharing and joint operations targeting trafficking, cybercrime and financial crimes linked to cross border criminal networks.
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