Moroccan security services arrested 11 internationally wanted individuals during a highly coordinated, simultaneous operation in Marrakech and Tangier this Monday.
The General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance directed the raids, targeting a highly organized network involved in transnational organized crime.
The group includes ten individuals holding dual Moroccan and European nationalities alongside one French citizen, police confirmed in a statement.
Ten of the suspects were subject to Interpol red notices issued by judicial authorities in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Six French citizens of Moroccan origin face extensive charges including money laundering, fraud, and direct links to international drug trafficking.
Three Belgian citizens of Moroccan origin were captured for their alleged roles in facilitating sophisticated international drug distribution networks.
One Dutch citizen of Moroccan origin was apprehended under a red notice specifically targeting major international narcotics trafficking operations.
The final suspect, a French national, was detained under a domestic warrant for suspected involvement in complex financial laundering schemes.
During the raids, police seized an array of luxury cars, expensive watches, foreign currencies, electronic devices, and quantities of cocaine.
The high-profile suspects remain in custody while investigators work to unravel the full extent of their global illicit operations.
This sweep underscores Morocco’s active commitment to strengthening multilateral security coalitions against the persistent threat of transnational crime networks.
The successful operation follows pledges made by security chief Abdellatif Hammouchi at Interpol to dismantle cross-border criminal organizations.