Police at Morocco’s Mohammed V international airport arrested on Monday evening a Tunisian national flagged by Interpol,following a Red notice issued by French judicial authorities,security sources said.
The 47 year-old suspect was arrested shortly upon arrival on a flight from Tunisia. A check of Interpol’s database revealed that he was wanted by the National Central Bureau in Paris since 2021,with a view to enforcing a court order.
According to preliminary investigation data,the defendant fled from prison while serving a 30-year sentence for his involvement in a series of organized gang robberies in France with the use of firearms and motor vehicles,as well as in a case of drug possession and armed murder in the Netherlands.
The suspect was placed in police custody pending referral to the competent public prosecutor’s office,while Interpol Rabat,part of the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN),would notify its French counterpart of the arrest as part of the extradition procedure.
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