This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Abdul Latif Baraka
Saturday January 4, citizens of the Kron Touzinkin roundabout, in the commune of Kfifat, were able to besiege a person who was on board a car registered in Marrakech, after suspicions were raised against him due to his constant attendance on peasant farms for banana production. After confirming these suspicions, the gendarmes intervened at the territorial center of Oulad Taima, where they were able to arrest the suspect.
The person arrested, from the Lahmada roundabout in Chtouka Ait Baha, was transporting a large quantity of bananas in his car, estimated at around one tonne. It turned out that he was part of a network specializing in the theft of agricultural crops, particularly bananas, since three farmers from the blind women’s group had already filed a complaint with the gendarmerie services, claiming that their farms had been stolen by unknown persons.
As part of the investigations, the detainee was placed in theoretical custody, pending being brought before the courts to take appropriate legal measures.
This incident highlights the increase in thefts targeting agricultural crops in the region, raising concerns among farmers and calling for intensified security efforts to combat this phenomenon and protect farmers’ rights.
