The man was arrested by Tangier judicial police after a check of security databases confirmed that he was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of French authorities.
French authorities are seeking his arrest in connection with an intentional homicide. Preliminary investigation findings indicate that he was allegedly part of a group that carried out a premeditated shooting in a public area in the Paris suburbs in July 2024.
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The arrest has triggered extradition proceedings under instructions from the competent prosecutor’s office.
Morocco’s Interpol office, known as the National Central Bureau in Rabat and operating under the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), has notified its French counterpart of the arrest.
The case is being handled through existing international security cooperation mechanisms between Morocco and France, including the pursuit of people wanted internationally in cross-border criminal cases.
