HIBAPRESS – Khalil Fazazi
The anti-gang unit of the judicial police of the Laayoune security directorate, on Friday evening, October 16, managed to arrest a 22-year-old young man with numerous prior convictions for theft, on suspicion of his involvement in a series of burglaries targeting cars in the Al-Amal neighborhood in the city of Laayoune.
This security operation came after investigations and research initiated by the specialized departments, following the recording of a number of burglaries in the aforementioned neighborhood. These incidents were documented by video clips that circulated on social media, sparking reactions among the residents.
According to the available data, technical expertise and field investigations led to the identification of the suspect, before the elements of the anti-gang unit were able to apprehend him, after placing his residence in the Al-Amal neighborhood under covert surveillance.
The search conducted inside the residence resulted in the seizure of clothing suspected of being what the suspect appeared to be wearing during the burglaries, according to the circulated video recordings.
The individual concerned has been subjected to a judicial investigation, which is being carried out by the judicial police unit of the second security district, under the supervision of the competent public prosecution, in order to uncover all the circumstances and details of the case, verify the suspect's connection to the registered burglaries, and determine the acts attributed to him.
This security intervention comes in the context of the security services' response to the complaints and incidents witnessed in the Al-Amal neighborhood, which have brought back to the forefront the residents' demands for increased security vigilance and the protection of their property, pending the results of the ongoing investigation.
