Rabat: Moroccan police officers arrested on Monday a Swedish national on an international arrest warrant issued by Swedish authorities, according to a police source.
According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, The 27-year-old suspect was arrested in the city of Tangier, the same source indicated, specifying that a check of the Interpol database revealed he was the subject of a red notice issued at the request of the National Central Bureau in Stockholm for his alleged involvement in international trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the unauthorized possession of automatic firearms.
The suspect has been subjected to extradition procedures, the source added, noting that the National Central Bureau “Interpol Rabat,” affiliated with the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN), has been tasked with notifying its Swedish counterpart of this arrest as part of the extradition process.
This arrest is part of the Moroccan security services’ commitment to implementing international sec
urity cooperation mechanisms, particularly regarding the tracking and apprehension of individuals wanted internationally for cases linked to transnational crime.
Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse