Morocco arrests 11 over drug trafficking in Europe

Vehicles of Morocco's police force patrol an area along the land border with Spain's African enclave of Ceuta near Fnideq in northern Morocco. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 10 June 2026
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Morocco arrests 11 over drug trafficking in Europe

  • Police said Interpol Red Notices had been issued for 10 of the suspects, which could entail their extradition

RABAT: Moroccan police arrested 11 people after warrants were issued against them over drug trafficking and money laundering in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, authorities said Tuesday.
The arrests occurred on Monday in the cities of Marrakech and Tangier, Moroccan police told AFP.
Police said Interpol Red Notices had been issued for 10 of the suspects, which could entail their extradition.
Those arrested were six French-Moroccans, three Belgian-Moroccans, and a Dutch-Moroccan, the police said, while the 11th suspect was a French national.
They faced charges of international drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud, the police added.