Gendarmerie crackdown in Kelaat M’gouna

The arrest of the alleged assassin of the gendarme Achraf Marouane allowed the gendarmerie services to get their hands on a major trafficker of silver metal extracted from the Imider mine. A criminal gang specialized in the field was also arrested and 680 g of this precious metal and three cars in their possession were seized.Furthermore, and on instructions from the prosecutor at the Court of Appeal in Ouarzazate, a tourist establishment in Kelaat M’gouna was closed and three of its employees arrested for having hidden and helped the main accused in the assassination of the gendarme Achraf Marouane. On the run for four years, the suspect had found refuge in this hotel since 2011, which would have facilitated his movements after having changed his look.The alleged assassin was finally put behind bars on Friday, May 17, 2013, in Kelaat M’gouna, after four years of investigation at the na…