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Rabat – Moroccan law enforcement arrested today three foreign nationals of Chinese, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian nationalities for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering.
Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said in a statement that the suspects, aged between 22 and 25, were the subject of international arrest warrants issued by American judicial authorities.
They are suspected of being linked to criminal networks active in international drug trafficking and money laundering, added the statement.
The national police statement said the arrest of the defendants took place in simultaneous security operations in the city of Marrakech within the context of “distinguished bilateral cooperation between Moroccan security services and their counterparts in the United States.”
Police put the suspects in custody for further investigations into the case.
The Moroccan central bureau or the Interpol Rabat Office, which is affiliated with DGSN, has been tasked with notifying the US of the arrest incident for the extradition procedure.
The cooperation is part of Morocco’s counter crimes approach as well as international security cooperation.
DGSN concluded its statement by stressing that the operation is also part of Morocco’s efforts to pursue individuals wanted for transnational crime cases.
