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Spain : A Moroccan national arrested after escaping Belgian justice

A Moroccan national arrested in Spain after trying to escape justice in Belgium./Ph. DR
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The Spanish police arrested a Moroccan national at the border post in Almeria (extreme south), wanted by the Belgian authorities for drug trafficking. The suspect was trying to escape justice traveling to Morocco, EFE reports.  

The arrest took place on Monday 3rd of July at 9:20 am when a 34-year-old E.M.E.J. appeared at the maritime border with the intention of circumventing the exit of the national territory to go to Nador.

The man was sentenced on March 30th, 2016 to five years in prison for drug trafficking, the Almeria police station said in a statement.

The officers realized that the man was under arrest warrant for extradition and a complaint by a Belgian court to serve his sentence.

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