The suspect, aged 30, was located and arrested following a security operation conducted in El Jadida, on grounds of precise information provided by the DGST services, the same source added.
According to the initial investigation, the suspect was involved in trafficking "poufa", cocaine and psychotropic drugs in the Khelif douar in the “Khiyayta” region (near Berrechid), and was the subject of 49 nationwide wanted notices, including 46 issued by Morocco's Royal Gendarmerie and 3 issued by the judicial police of the Errahma district in Casablanca and the Settat police headquarters.
A check of the alleged offender against the wanted persons database revealed he was also the subject of a wanted persons notice issued by the Royal Gendarmerie, for his presumed involvement in an intentional homicide reported on the night of January 11 to 12, and committed following a dispute linked to trafficking narcotics and psychotropic substances.
Searches conducted in connection with this case led to the seizure of large sums of money, suspected to have originated from these illegal criminal activities, according to the same source.
The suspect was placed in police custody for further investigation under instructions of the competent public prosecutor's office, in order to unravel the full extent of his criminal acts, to identify any potential accomplices and to locate and seize all proceeds linked to drug trafficking.
