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Justice Delivered in Ecuador: Five Sentenced for Assassination of Presidential Candidate

In a significant development for Ecuador's justice system, five individuals associated with one of the nation's most notorious criminal organizations have been sentenced for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The former journalist and national assembly member......

Morocco-Spain Joint Operation Thwarts Massive Drug Smuggling Attempt off Gran Canaria

In a remarkable display of international cooperation, Moroccan and Spanish authorities have successfully thwarted a large-scale drug smuggling attempt off the coast of Gran Canaria, seizing 2,345 kilograms of hashish destined for illegal markets. The joint operation, which took place near the Spanish......

Notorious Mob Boss Ridouan Taghi Receives Life Sentence After Decade of Terror

Ridouan Taghi, the notorious Moroccan-Dutch crime lord, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for his involvement in a decade-long spree of assassinations, murder plots, and large-scale drug trafficking.  Taghi, once Europe's most wanted man, was convicted alongside two other......

Morocco elected to chair 32nd UN commission on crime prevention, criminal justice

Morocco has been elected to chair the United Nations' highest commission on crime prevention and criminal justice for the upcoming year. The Kingdom will preside over the 32nd session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) following unanimous support from the African......