Five people accused of transporting people in an attempt to migrate illegally were arrested by the Royal Gendarmerie in Berrechid, resulting in their deaths.
Hespress sources indicate that the Berrechid judicial police have arrested 5 people, including 2 brothers, while national arrest warrants have been issued for 10 others.
The same sources point out that the defendants, who hail from different regions, will be brought before the Settat Court of Appeal on charges of “human trafficking” once police custody is over.
Those arrested have confessed to the facts, namely their attempt to migrate clandestinely to the north shore in exchange for sums in excess of 300,000 dirhams per person.
According to available information, the number of bodies found so far is 9, including that of a child, while the number of survivors is 22.
A group of people from various Moroccan cities, including Mohammedia, Larache, Kenitra and Casablanca, as well as from several sub-Saharan African countries, were on board a traditional boat bound for Spain from the village of Maharsa, in the rural commune of Bir Jdid, in the province of El Jadida.
Unfortunately, water leaked into the boat, causing it to capsize and resulting in the death of 9 people so far.
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