Moroccan Police Round Up 12 “Algerian” Nationals

Moroccan judicial police forces have arrested a number of suspects linked to a criminal network active in forgery and its use in official administrative documents and the organization of illegal immigration, including 12 persons of Algerian nationality.
The Moroccan news website, “Hespress” reported on Monday that the intervention of the relevant security squad in close coordination with the state of security services of Oujda, followed accurate information provided by the services of the General Directorate for the control of the national territory “DST”, a branch of the Moroccan intelligence, from both Berkane and Oujda.
According to a Moroccan police statement, the inspections, conducted in the context of this security operation, resulted in the seizure of several equipment and administrative documents suspected of being used in counterfeiting, notably a laptop, hard disks and mobile phones, as well as a raft of administrative documents and identity papers.
According to the same source, “the criminal method adopted by members of this criminal network made up of 26 persons, including 12 Algerian nationals, was geared to forging administrative documents and identity papers for the benefit of certain Algerian citizens, in order to enable them to secure Moroccan nationality and facilitate their illegal immigration and residence in the country”.