Rabat – Police officers at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca arrested an internationally wanted 32-year-old Turkish citizen on Sunday.
Turkish judicial authorities had issued an international arrest warrant against him, SNRT News quoted a “security source” as saying.
Authorities detained the suspect as soon as he arrived on a flight from Tunisia. A search through Interpol’s database revealed that the man was wanted by Turkish authorities to serve a prison sentence for his involvement in an armed terrorist organization.
Moroccan police placed the man in custody and prepared to transfer him to the public prosecutor’s office. Morocco’s National Central Bureau at Interpol Rabat contacted Turkish authorities to coordinate the extradition process.
Interpol has repeatedly acknowledged Morocco’s efforts in facilitating the arrest of suspects involved in various crimes.
Moroccan police made similar arrests last week, including the arrest of a French national wanted internationally for attempted murder.
The 25-year suspect, who was in Morocco illegally, was found in Marrakech carrying a suspected fake passport.
Also last week, Moroccan police arrested a 19-year-old Swedish citizen, who was also the subject of an international arrest warrant.
Authorities arrested the suspect at the checkpoint of the Spanish enclave Ceuta after the Interpol database showed that the National Central Bureau in Stockholm had issued a red notice against him.
The suspect is facing charges of involvement in the possession of firearms for criminal purposes.
