HIBAPRESS – Fikri Ouldali
The Criminal Court of First Instance in the Court of Appeal in Al Hoceima issued a verdict sentencing a defendant in a case related to the promotion of hard drugs, after he was arrested by the security services in a car bearing forged license plates, where he was caught in possession of an unlicensed firearm.
The court ruled to convict the person concerned for the actions attributed to him, and sentenced him to six years in prison, in addition to a fine of 50,000 dirhams, with the confiscation of an electronic scale that was seized in favor of state property. The accused was prosecuted on serious charges, including the illegal possession of drugs, trafficking in them, and facilitating their use by others for money, in addition to the charge of participating in a criminal agreement. The prosecution also included the use of a vehicle with forged plates, possession of an unlicensed firearm, as well as possession of foreign goods without legal documents. In the civil aspect, the court obliged the accused to pay a fine in favor of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration, amounting to 8,487,276 dirhams, with the imposition of the minimum level of physical coercion, and the ruling to confiscate the seized car for the benefit of the administration.
