Swedish police praise constructive cooperation with Morocco after suspects extradited

Morocco has handed two Swedish nationals to Sweden after Swedish authorities linked them to suspected drug-trafficking networks. The suspects are 28 and 42 years old.

Swedish police said one man is suspected of running a drug-distribution network, while the other allegedly organized the import of large quantities of cannabis into Sweden. The handovers took place under a recent cooperation agreement between the Swedish and Moroccan police forces.

Jonas Hiemar, deputy head of the International Unit within Sweden’s National Operations Department, said it was “pleasing” that the suspects could now appear before justice authorities. He also praised the professional and constructive cooperation with Moroccan police.

Swedish police said Morocco had recently detained two other Swedish nationals in cases connected to organized crime. The cooperation agreement signed in April by the director general of Morocco’s DGSN-DGST security structure and Sweden’s national police commissioner, Petra Lund, sets out priority areas including cross-border organized crime, criminal networks and cybercrime.

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It is pleasing that the suspects can now appear before justice.