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On Wednesday, judicial police in Tangier arrested three suspects for their involvement in the robbery of considerable sums of money from an armored truck.
The suspects are aged between 28 and 32, and include one man who has a criminal record for theft, a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said today.
DGSN said the arrest operation took place in collaboration with the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
The three suspects robbed an amount of MAD 1,600,000 ($172,762). The heist took place November 22 in Tangier. Investigations enabled the arrest of the brother of one of the main suspects. The brother, though not suspected in the robbery, is suspected of concealing an important part of the stolen money.
Searches enabled police to seize and recover an undisclosed sum of the money. Police also seized weapons, such as knives of different sizes, as well as large bags of wheat and a car used for criminal acts, DGSN said.
Police put all of the suspects into custody for further investigation to determine the circumstances of the case and to identify all criminal acts attributed to the defendants. The case made national headlines in November, with many describing it as a Hollywood-grade heist.
The masked suspects stole the money while bank security personnel were unloading the cash from the armored truck. Several similar cases took place, including one in Asfi, a port city in western Morocco, where police arrested a suspect for a robbery involving MAD 200 million.
