Marrakech police arrest French national under Interpol Red Notice

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Moroccan police in Marrakech have arrested a 34-year-old French national wanted under an Interpol Red Notice over suspected links to a criminal network allegedly involved in drug trafficking between Spain and France. The arrest was carried out on Thursday, Aug. 27, as Moroccan authorities prepared to notify their French counterparts ahead of extradition proceedings.

On 29/08/2026 at 09h31

According to a security source, the man was arrested in Marrakech. A check of his details against the database of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) showed that he was wanted internationally under a Red Notice issued at the request of the French National Central Bureau in Paris, on suspicion of links to a criminal network involved in the international trafficking of drugs between Spain and France.

The foreign national was placed in police custody on the instructions of the competent public prosecutor’s office. Meanwhile, the Rabat Interpol National Central Bureau, which operates under Morocco’s National Security Directorate (DGSN), was tasked with notifying its French counterpart of the arrest pending extradition proceedings.

The arrest comes as part of Moroccan security services’ commitment to activating international security cooperation mechanisms, particularly the pursuit and arrest of individuals wanted internationally in cases involving cross-border crime.

Morocco, Marrakech, France, Interpol, DGSN, drug trafficking, international crime, arrest, extradition, Spain

By Hafida Ouajmane
On 29/08/2026 at 09h31