Four Moroccan nationals, aged between 23 and 42 years old, were arrested by the Italian police in Turin, reports the Italian news agency ANSA on Wednesday. The suspects are linked to a drug trafficking network operating in the Borgo Dora district in Turin. «Hashish wholesalers take a commission that accounts for 1,200 euros per kilo», and they sell their goods in the market using the label «Dragoes», indicates ANSA. A police investigation was opened in May and in a
Three people were killed and three others injured Wednesday morning following a collision between a bus and a taxi at Douar Aït Oumras (Azilal province), according to local authorities. The accident also resulted in the death of a child and injury to a girl who were by the side of the road after being hit by one of the vehicles involved, the same source said. It added that an investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of this accident.
De fortes pluies parfois orageuses, fortes rafales de vent avec chutes de neige et temps froid sont prévus du mercredi 31 octobre au jeudi premier novembre dans plusieurs villes du royaume, a indiqué mercredi la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN). Ainsi, de fortes pluies parfois orageuses (70 à 100 mm) sont attendues le mercredi de 11h à 24h dans les villes d'Al Hoceima (reliefs), Fahs-Anjra, Chefchaouen, Larache, Ouazzane, Tanger-Assilah et
Trois personnes ont trouvé la mort et trois autres ont été blessées mercredi matin suite à une collision entre un autocar et un grand taxi au niveau du Douar Aït Oumras, cercle de Bzou dans la province d'Azilal. Selon les autorités locales, cet accident a également engendré la mort d'un enfant et la blessure d'une fille qui se trouvaient au bord de la route, après avoir été percutés par l'un des
The Criminal Chamber of Al Hoceima’s Appeal Court sentenced on Tuesday, 30th of October, 17 Hirak activists to prison sentences. These activists protested, in June, against the conviction of leading Hirak figures in Casablanca. Speaking to Arabic-language online newspaper Hespress, Hirak lawyer Abdelmajid Azeriah said that four people from the same group were sentenced to four years in prison. Another activist was sentenced to six years in prison, while seven others received a three-year
Nationals from Mali, Guinea-Conakry and Congo-Brazzaville will be able to use «Electronic Travel Authorization» (eTA) to enter Morocco. The information was the subject of a letter sent by the regional representative of Royal Air Maroc in Gabon, Aziz Cherradi, to the headquarters of the national carrier. In this letter, shared online, Cherradi indicates that Malian Guinean and Congolese nationals wishing to travel to Morocco must «from now on request their eTA at least
Spain is to grant 108 vehicles as well as IT equipment to Morocco, Senegal and Mauritania to help them «strengthen the monitoring of their borders», reports Spanish daily El Pais. The Iberian Kingdom will give Morocco nearly 3.2 million euros, says the same source. Indeed, Morocco will receive by the end of the year «75 vehicles», says the newspaper, quoting a report issued by the Spanish Interior Ministry. The grant was authorized by Interior Minister Fernando
Les éléments de la police du poste-frontière de Beni Nsar à Nador ont mis en échec, sur la base d'informations précises fournies par les services de la Direction générale de la surveillance du territoire national, une tentative de trafic d'une grande quantité de drogue de type Ecstasy vers le Maroc. L'enquête menée à cet effet a permis d'interpeller quatre individus soupçonnés d’être
Authorities in the Beni Ansar border crossing foiled on Tuesday, a smuggling operation of Ecstasy, says MAP news agency. The investigation led to the arrest of four individuals suspected of being involved in the operation. Two of the arrestees are from Spain while the others are from the Netherlands, said the General Directorate for National Security in a statement. The police have seized 40,172 Ecstasy tablets, hidden in a Spain-plated car, said the same source. The suspects were placed in
The Dutch Supreme Court announced on Tuesday, October the 30th, that it is not extraditing Said Chaou, reports Dutch online newspaper BNDeStem. Chaou, who is accused of heading a criminal network, and getting involved in international drug trafficking, will not be handed over to the Moroccan authorities which requested its extradition. The Dutch Supreme Court ruled that Chaou «might not benefit from a fair trial» in the Kingdom, indicating that his co-defendants were