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Jan

2024

Moroccan police seizes 1.4 tonnes of cocaine

MOROCCAN police said it seized 1.488 tonnes (3,280 lb) of cocaine concealed in banana boxes in the northern Tanger Med port. The drug was found in a container on a Turkey-bound ship with a European flag departing from South America, the police said in a statement. The operation was conducted in coordination with Spanish security services, the Moroccan police said, noting that investigations are ongoing. In October, Moroccan police found 1.37 tonnes of cocaine in Casablanca.

Nov

2023

By The African Mirror

Moroccan arrested in connection with Belgian school bomb alert

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BELGIAN and Moroccan police have arrested in Morocco a suspect in an extortion case that led to the closing of schools in Belgium due to a bomb alert, the country's prosecutor's office said. The Wallonie-Bruxelles Enseignement administration body on Monday shut at least 27 schools in Brussels and the neighbouring Brabant region after a bomb alert on Sunday evening. Belgian media reported that the sender of the alert had demanded 10 million euros to reveal the location of five bombs. "The arrested person, who is of Moroccan nationality, was questioned and admitted the deeds to the Moroccan authorities. The investigation's initial conclusions…

May

2021

By The African Mirror

Migrants clash with Spanish police

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MARIANO VALLADOLID and AHMED ELJECHTIMI HUNDREDS of migrants tried to force their way past tightened security into Ceuta yesterday, as Spain pressed on with the expulsion of thousands who had swum or climbed into its North African enclave over the past two days. Around two-thirds of the roughly 8,000 migrants who made it to Ceuta, including unaccompanied children, have been expelled, Spanish authorities say. Many of those sent back said they were determined to try again in their determination to reach Europe. As dense afternoon fog descended, hundreds of young men made a fresh attempt to approach the roughly six-metre-high…