Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska called Morocco a “strategic partner» in the fight against terrorism following the two countries’ collaboration to dismantle a terrorist cell earlier this week.
On Tuesday, the Spanish official applauded “the effectiveness” and “the firmness” of the efforts conducted in the fight against terrorism.
He said that the cooperation between Morocco and Spain “has allowed us to dismantle dangerous jihadist networks,” according to MAP news agency.
His statement followed the successful operation led by The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) in collaboration with the General Intelligence Station of the Spanish National Police, on Tuesday that dismantled a terrorist cell operating in Nador and Melilla. This collaboration ended with the arrest of two people in the town of Nador according to a BCIJ statement. The Spanish authorities detained nine additional members in the bordering city of Melilla.
Morocco and Spain have been frequently collaborating to limit criminal activities, such as trafficking gangs, migration networks, and drug smuggling organizations.
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