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The Moroccan security services have arrested 12 people suspected of belonging to a terrorist and criminal network operating in the cities of Tangier and Casablanca, the Moroccan Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, among the suspects, there are former detainees in cases of terrorism and extremism as well as jailed people for common law crimes.
The brother of one of the suspects arrested is currently fighting in the ranks of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, the statement added.
Initial investigations revealed that the members of this network are involved in the execution of drug and psychotropic pills trafficking, kidnapping for ransom and the use of bladed weapons, tear gas bombs, molotov cocktails and fake license plates, the same source noted.
The searches carried out led to the seizure of many products and weapons used in the execution of criminal plans, including masks, bladed weapons, electronic scales, in addition to radical books and fake identity documents.
The suspects were remanded in custody pending the completion of the investigation which is led under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office in charge of terrorism cases in order to determine the possible links with other criminal networks. Enditem
