Regional

Tangier - Elements of the judicial police in the cities of Tetouan, Fnideq and Tangier, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested three individuals aged between 18 and 20 on Friday, for allegedly publishing fake news and digital content inciting irregular emigration.

Berrechid - A policeman was forced to use his service weapon on Thursday evening during an intervention to arrest a 30-year-old criminal who was in a state of great agitation and who, with the help of his brother, put the police officers in serious danger, according to the Berrechid provincial security district.

Rabat - Police at the Tangier-Med port foiled, on Saturday, in coordination with customs services, an international drug trafficking attempt of 209 kilograms of chira, which were on board a goods truck.

Rabat - The Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) has issued alerts regarding an impending heat wave in various Moroccan provinces, as temperatures are expected to reach up to 47°C in some cities on Monday and Tuesday.

Fez - Elements of the anti-gang brigade under the Fez police prefecture arrested in the early hours of Saturday, on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territory Surveillance, a 29-year-old woman for her presumed involvement in a case of drug and psychotropic drug trafficking, according to a security source.

Rabat - The National Bureau for the Fight against Economic and Financial Crime under the National Judicial Police Brigade (BNPJ) referred on Thursday eight people, including three police officers, to the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Rabat Court of Appeal for their alleged involvement in the squandering and embezzlement of public funds, falsification and production of declarations containing falsified data.

Rabat - Temperatures in Morocco are set to rise significantly, exceeding the monthly normal by 5 to 8 degrees, as a mass of dry, hot air moves up from the South towards the Kingdom, said the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM).

Rabat - The Tangier judicial police foiled, on Monday, an international drug trafficking operation and seized 890 kilograms of chira, according to a security source.

Rabat - A total of 30 people lost their lives and 2,309 others were injured, including 90 seriously, in 1,724 traffic accidents occurred in urban areas during the week of June 12-18.

Cap Draa - Units from the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and American forces took part in major air and ground military maneuvers, on Friday at Cap Draa (north of Tan-Tan), at the end of the "African Lion 2023" exercise.