Police officers from the Marrakech prefecture arrested, on Friday, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), a foreign national who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities, we learn from a security source.
This is a 25-year-old French national in an illegal situation in Morocco who was arrested in flagrante delicto in possession of a suspected false passport.
The search operation in the database of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) revealed that the individual is wanted internationally, under a red notice issued by the national central office in Paris, for serving a prison sentence handed down against him for his involvement in a case of attempted homicide.
The accused was placed in police custody at the disposal of the judicial investigation carried out under the supervision of the prosecution, it is indicated, adding that within the framework of security cooperation mechanisms, steps are underway to notify the competent French authorities.
This arrest is part of the commitment of the Moroccan security services to the implementation of international security cooperation channels, particularly in terms of the pursuit and arrest of people wanted internationally for related cases. to cross-border crimes.
