The alleged leader of a major drug gang from the southern French port city of Marseille has been arrested in Morocco, French authorities announced over the weekend.
Marseille, France's second-largest city but also one of its poorest
metropoles, has been hit by drug-related violence.
"One of Marseille's biggest drug traffickers was arrested in Morocco. Bravo
to the police officers who tirelessly continue the fight against drug
trafficking," French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on X, formerly
Twitter.
He thanked the authorities of Morocco, saying "a big blow" had been dealt
to drug trafficking.
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Supporters close to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday that he had "given up his right to appeal&
Speaking on the sidelines of the 23rd Islamic Financial Stability Forum, held this week in Rabat, Ghiath Shabsigh, Sec-Gen of
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have formed the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel) to reduce reliance
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