Oujda Judicial police arrested, on Friday, based on accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), eleven sub-Saharan nationals, including a minor, for their alleged involvement in the organization of irregular migration, human trafficking and the trafficking of drugs, psychotropic pills and contraband alcohol. The security services raided five houses in Oujda as part of the fight against illegal migration and illegal residence in Morocco, said the national police (DGSN) in a statement, adding that 75 people from different African nationalities were arrested, including 15 women and six minors, while 48 bottles of alcohol and 27 grams of chira meant for retail sale were seized. Investigations have shown that five of the arrested people were active in illegal migration and were preparing to transfer the other arrested individuals to Europe for sums of money, the statement added, noting that six other people were involved in the smuggling of alcohol while the remaining people were illegally residing in Morocco and were candidates for illegal migration. The suspects were remanded in police custody to complete the investigation under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor's office, whereas the would-be immigrants were subjected to the legal and regulatory measures relating to the residence of foreigners in the Kingdom, it concluded.
