This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
As part of joint and simultaneous security operations between the Moroccan and Spanish services, the Central Office of Judicial Investigations of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance and the General Information Commission of the Spanish National Police were able, on November 22 2024, dismantle a terrorist cell loyal to the Islamic State in the Sahel, composed of nine members, including three active in Tetouan and Fnideq, and six others in Madrid, Ibiza and Ceuta.
The searches carried out at the suspects’ homes led to the seizure of bladed weapons and electronic equipment, which will be subjected to the necessary digital expertise.
The completed preliminary investigations also showed that the suspects, including former detainees in terrorism cases in Spain, promoted the ideology of “IS” and held meetings in Ceuta and Tetouan in connection with planning and coordination to commit terrorist acts in the name of “IS”. » before joining the ranks of the branch of this organization in the Sahel region south of the Sahara.
Those arrested in Tetouan and Fnideq were placed under theoretical custody measures under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office in charge of terrorism and extremism cases, in order to determine their internal and external links, as well as to determine the level of their involvement in cases of terrorism and extremism. framework of the terrorist projects planned by the members of this cell.
This joint operation is part of ongoing and distinguished security coordination between the Moroccan security services and their Spanish counterparts to repel terrorist threats against the security of the two kingdoms.
