Join on WhatsApp
Join on Telegram
Marrakech – Morocco’s National Police Directorate (DGSN) has implemented comprehensive security measures across the country to ensure safe New Year’s Eve celebrations.
The enhanced security comes as the North African kingdom simultaneously hosts the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), bringing thousands of international tourists to the country.
Police prefectures have held coordination meetings under the supervision of police governors to implement DGSN strategic guidelines.
The security preparations address multiple challenges, including protecting hotel establishments, securing fan zones, preventing public order disturbances, and ensuring compliance with current laws.
The security strategy focuses on traffic management along major urban arteries. Police districts in various cities have conducted meetings to finalize security directives and operational guidelines from the national police headquarters.
The comprehensive approach includes operational command and coordination centers, mobile field teams, motorized brigades, and rigorous road controls. Continuous patrols complement these measures throughout the deployment areas.
Video surveillance systems play a central role in incident detection and management. The technology enables efficient coordination of security interventions across monitored zones.
The year-end period presents particular security challenges marked by increased alcohol consumption and heightened social activities.
This period traditionally sees an uptick in illegal operations, particularly drug trafficking and irregular migration. Criminal organizations believe surveillance mechanisms may decrease or relax during holiday periods or that congestion provides opportunities for illegal crossings, prompting them to accelerate transit operations and increase attempts at irregular migration.
These criminal networks attempt to exploit the high volume of commercial traffic and travelers at ports like Tangier Med during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Read also: Morocco Opens African Police Cooperation Center as AFCON 2025 Nears
They often converge on the same corridors to traffic drugs and smuggle people, generating overlapping security threats for law enforcement, while capitalizing on festive activity, peak traffic flows, and intensified social movement to bypass security cordons and conceal their illicit operations.
Recent operations demonstrate the security services’ effectiveness. Authorities at Tangier Med port, working with customs officials, recently intercepted eight tons of cannabis before a large Moroccan-registered truck entered the export platform.
Security measures remain firmly in place, ensuring constant alertness even as the continental football tournament unfolds. Authorities implement parallel task management to prevent any operational gaps during major events.
The security response combines field presence with digital intelligence capabilities. Comprehensive digitization of security operations supports ground patrols and legal barriers designed to locate wanted individuals and prevent crimes before they occur.
International cooperation strengthens these efforts through partnerships with Interpol and major countries. Information sharing includes judicial records exchange and international fugitive tracking, eliminating safe havens for criminals.
The integrated security strategy addresses modern organized crime’s complex nature. Criminal networks now operate across traditional boundaries, requiring technological solutions and cross-border coordination.
Morocco’s security doctrine prioritizes preemptive action to neutralize threats before they materialize. This approach reflects the alertness and foresight of the country’s security personnel during sensitive periods.
The New Year security deployment ensures public safety while maintaining normal operations during the holiday celebrations and sporting events.
