Keywords: Trafficking


UN Extends Haiti Arms Embargo for Another Year as Gang Violence Persists

The United Nations Security Council has renewed its arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Haiti for another year, while opening the door to measures against individuals involved in the illicit exploitation of the country’s natural resources. The resolution, introduced by the United States and......

Morocco Strengthens Museum Security Through New Partnership Between National Police and Museums Foundation

Morocco is stepping up efforts to protect its cultural heritage through a new cooperation agreement between the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and the National Foundation of Museums (FNM), establishing a framework for closer coordination against the theft, forgery and illicit trafficking......

Portugal Seizes 3.7 Tonnes of Cocaine After High-Speed Boat Interception

Portuguese authorities have seized approximately 3.7 tonnes of cocaine from a high-speed vessel off the country’s southern coast, in an operation that ended with one Spanish suspect dead and two other men arrested, according to the Portuguese Judicial Police. The operation, announced on Monday,......

Morocco Uncovers Major Cannabis Smuggling Attempt at Tanger Med Port

Moroccan authorities have intercepted more than 3.5 tonnes of cannabis resin concealed inside a freight truck at Tanger Med Port, uncovering an attempted international drug shipment during a joint border inspection early on Sunday, October 11. The operation resulted in the seizure of 3,565 kilograms......

Fez: Moroccan Police Seize 4.1 Tonnes of Hashish and Arrest Three Suspects

Moroccan security services have seized 4.1 tonnes of cannabis resin, commonly known as hashish, during a raid on a farm in a rural area near Fez, uncovering equipment suspected of being linked to an international drug-trafficking operation. Three people, including a woman wanted nationally in connection......

US prosecutors add conspiracy to commit torture charge against Nicolás Maduro and his wife

US federal prosecutors have added a charge of conspiracy to commit torture against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in an expanded indictment unsealed in Manhattan on October 8, 2026. The new allegation adds to existing charges involving drug trafficking,......

ANRF probes multimillion-dirham luxury car deals in Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier

Morocco’s National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) is examining a series of high-value luxury vehicle purchases carried out in Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier, amid questions over the origin of the funds and the identities of the individuals ultimately benefiting from the transactions. According......

Nador court sentences Moussa to 30 years over Azghanghan wedding case

The spectacular wedding that drew national attention in the Nador area in August 2025 has now led to a major judicial sentence. The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal in Nador has sentenced Moussa, known in connection with the controversial celebration in Azghanghan, to 30 years in prison. The......

Spain dismantles major clandestine amphetamine laboratory in Barakaldo

Spanish security forces have uncovered a large-scale clandestine facility in Barakaldo, in the Basque Country, believed to have been capable of producing up to 200 kilograms of amphetamine sulfate, commonly known as speed, every week. The operation, known as “Presaka,” was carried out by......