HIBAPRESS – Mohamed Dhaher
Within the framework of security interventions related to crime fighting and tourist protection, elements of the fifth criminal squad of the judicial police at the Marrakesh security directorate managed to arrest a person who appeared in a circulated video, documenting the incident of him selling a piece of hashish to a foreign tourist in Jemaa el-Fna square.
Investigations and inquiries initiated by the security services regarding the mentioned video led to the identification and arrest of the individual concerned, after he appeared in the video handing a piece of hashish to the foreign tourist in the middle of Jemaa el-Fna square.
The arrested individual was also taken to the Marrakesh security directorate for further investigation and placed under police custody before being presented to the public prosecution at the Marrakesh Court of First Instance.
