Keywords: Organized crime
Belgium’s justice system is facing growing pressure as courts and prisons struggle to cope with a sharp increase in drug-related crime and violence. Overcrowded detention facilities and overstretched judicial services are raising alarm among officials and experts, who warn that organized criminal......
Italian border police announced on Wednesday the seizure of more than 435 kilograms of high-purity cocaine at the port of Gioia Tauro, in southern Italy, dealing a significant blow to international drug trafficking networks. According to authorities, the narcotics were hidden inside a shipment of approximately......
Authorities in Spain, in close collaboration with Moroccan police, have dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking network operating between Morocco and several European countries, ultimately targeting Belgium. The network reportedly used passenger buses to transport hashish across international......
Belgian-Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik has been handed a four-year prison sentence by the Antwerp Criminal Court after being found responsible for coordinating a kidnapping linked to criminal activity at the port of Antwerp in the summer of 2024. According to the court’s findings, the incident......
Two French citizens were extradited from Morocco and placed under formal investigation in Toulouse on Friday, authorities confirmed, as part of a crackdown on an organized drug trafficking network operating between Spain and France. Both suspects were also placed in pre-trial......
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has elected Lucas Philippe, a senior French police official, as its new president. The election took place during the 91st General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, on Thursday. Philippe will succeed Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, who has held the position......
Germany’s Criminal Police President, Holger Münch, has highlighted the longstanding and effective security collaboration between Germany and Morocco, calling it a partnership that continues to strengthen. Speaking after a meeting in Marrakech with Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of......
The 93rd session of the Interpol General Assembly officially began on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco, gathering senior law enforcement officials and police chiefs from its 196 member countries. This annual meeting, Interpol’s highest governing body, is the world’s largest forum for police leaders......
Morocco ranks 79th globally and 26th in Africa in the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, published by the Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. The study highlights significant concerns about human trafficking, drug transit, and governance challenges that hinder effective......
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