Press-card holder arrested in Tangier over hashish-by-plane case
Tangier police arrested a professional press-card holder wanted by the Royal Gendarmerie over suspected links to hashish trafficking by aircraft. He was held in custody for investigation and due before the Targuist prosecution after allegedly using his brother's identity.
🇲🇦 Cafe on Mohammed VI corniche, Tangier · Morocco
Tangier’s Anti-Gang Brigade arrested a man who holds a professional press card.[1]Officers detained him inside a cafe on the Mohammed VI corniche in Tangier.[2]The arrest was carried out under a wanted notice issued by the National
Brigade of the Royal Gendarmerie.[1]
He was wanted on suspicion of links to an international drug-trafficking network
that used aircraft, and his name had appeared in the related investigations.[1]The case is described as international trafficking of hashish by aircraft.[1]After learning he was wanted, he had been using his brother’s identity in
an apparent attempt to conceal his real identity.[1]
He was placed under police custody, which was extended for further
investigation.[1]He was due to be brought before the public prosecution in
Targuist on the Wednesday following the arrest.[1]A second outlet says he was
transferred to the Targuist court for further investigation after the custody
period.[3]
He runs a news website in Tangier, and his possession of the press card has
raised questions about the conditions and criteria for granting it.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No quantity, seizure, value, aircraft or flight details was published.
The detainee is not named in these reports.
The exact Wednesday presentation date and any court outcome are not yet reported.
The incident day of Sunday 25 October 2026 is inferred from the 26 and 27 October publication dates stating the arrest happened 'yesterday' and 'last Sunday'.
An Al Akhbar background passage describes other aircraft hashish incidents near Tangier, Asilah and Ksar El Kebir; those are separate events left out of this report.
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