Police at Morocco's Mohammed V International Airport arrested a Tunisian national on Monday evening who was flagged by Interpol, following a Red Notice issued by French judicial authorities, security sources said. The 47-year-old suspect was taken into custody shortly after arriving on a flight from Tunisia. According to the same source, a check of Interpol's database confirmed that he had been wanted by the National Central Bureau in Paris since 2021 for the execution of a court order. Preliminary investigation findings indicate that the man escaped from prison while serving a 30-year sentence in France for his involvement in a series of armed robberies committed by an organized gang using firearms and motor vehicles. He is also linked to a case of drug possession and an armed murder in the Netherlands. The suspect has been placed in police custody pending referral to the competent public prosecutor's office. The National Central Bureau (Interpol Rabat), under the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), has been tasked with notifying its French counterpart of the arrest as part of the extradition process.
