A key member of the Moroccan-born Mocro Maffia was arrested in Paris on Tuesday, French media reported.
The man, a Moroccan national in his thirties, was apprehended by GIGN, a French gendarmerie unit, as he left a restaurant in the 18th arrondissement under a European arrest warrant issued by the Netherlands.
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Considered a primary target of the Mocro Maffia, he was wanted for drug trafficking and the production of synthetic drugs.
The man will be presented to a French court, which is expected to initiate his extradition process to the Netherlands.
The Mocro Maffia, a Dutch-based criminal organization with Moroccan roots, is estimated to control a third of Europe’s cocaine trade, according to European law enforcement.
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