Moroccan authorities arrest 3 Iranians, 4 Bulgarians for human trafficking

Moroccan authorities arrest 3 Iranians, 4 Bulgarians for human trafficking
Thursday 14 April 2022 - 02:32

Moroccan police at the international airport Mohammed V of Casablanca have arrested seven foreign nationals this Tuesday, including 4 Bulgarians and 3 Iranians aged between 28 and 68 years, for alleged links with an international network of human trafficking and illegal immigration.

A statement from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) said that the border control operations at the airport have led to the arrest of three Iranian nationals in flagrante delicto, attempting to illegally immigrate to a Spanish airport using false travel documents.

The investigation of this case has been entrusted to the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), on the instructions of the competent prosecutor, to determine the criminal mode adopted and identify the international ramifications of this network.

According to the same source, the junctions and links of the gang’s criminal activity with European and Asian networks of illegal immigration and human trafficking will also be investigated.

The preliminary searches conducted in this case have resulted in the seizure of several forged travel documents, boarding passes and cell phones with international SIM cards, believed to be used to facilitate communication between members of the network and candidates for immigration during transit operations.

The accused were all taken into custody for the purposes of the investigation conducted by the National Bureau of Fight against Illegal Immigration, under the BNPJ, under the supervision of the competent prosecutor, to determine all the regional and international ramifications of this criminal network.

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