Moroccan security services, working in coordination with the country’s domestic intelligence agency, have arrested 11 individuals wanted under national and international warrants during simultaneous operations in Marrakech and Tangier, authorities said Monday.
The operation, conducted by the General Directorate of National Security in coordination with the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, targeted 10 suspects holding Moroccan nationality alongside French, Belgian or Dutch citizenship, as well as one French national.
Checks carried out through Interpol databases showed that 10 of those arrested were the subject of Red Notices issued at the request of judicial authorities in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Among the suspects were six French citizens of Moroccan origin sought by French authorities for alleged involvement in money laundering, participation in criminal organizations linked to drug trafficking, as well as fraud and financial scams, according to Moroccan authorities.
Three Belgian citizens of Moroccan origin were also wanted by Belgian judicial authorities over suspected involvement in international drug trafficking networks.
The operation further led to the arrest of a Dutch citizen of Moroccan origin who was the subject of an international Red Notice and is suspected of involvement in international narcotics trafficking and money-laundering activities.
Separately, authorities arrested a French national after checks in national police databases revealed that he was wanted under a domestic warrant issued by Morocco’s National Judicial Police Brigade in connection with an alleged money-laundering case.
Searches carried out during the operation resulted in the seizure of luxury watches, personal belongings, high-end cars and motorcycles, as well as cash in Moroccan and foreign currencies. Investigators also confiscated bank cards, mobile phones, quantities of cocaine, passports and various identity documents allegedly linked to the suspects.
All 11 individuals were placed in police custody pending investigations supervised by the competent public prosecutors’ offices.
Authorities said the inquiry will focus on the criminal allegations outlined in case files transmitted by foreign judicial authorities, with proceedings expected to follow Moroccan legal procedures applicable to suspects holding Moroccan nationality.
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