HIBAPRESS – Fez
In the Fez El Bali area of Fez city, elements of the Regional Directorate of Customs intervened on Tuesday night, targeting two gold and jewelry shops in the gold market in the Boukhrissiyat area. The operation resulted in the seizure of quantities of ornaments and jewelry and the arrest of three individuals, according to available data.
According to the same data, the operation included one of the shops, from which golden displays were emptied and seized, while the owners of the two shops and their associated manager were arrested as part of an intervention coordinated with the competent security services.
The operation also resulted in the arrest of the owner's wife near her residence, where she was carrying a financial bag whose contents were estimated at about 600 million centimes, according to information circulating regarding this case.
These actions come in the context of ongoing investigations into suspicions regarding the source of some jewelry and the possibility of its connection to the purchase of ornaments of unknown origin or obtained from acts of theft.
The ongoing investigations and inquiries are expected to reveal the nature and source of the seized items, as well as the extent of the detainees' involvement in the suspected acts, pending the outcomes of the judicial procedures under the supervision of the competent authorities.
