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Tangier police arrest two women and school director over suspected migration scam

From Télégraphe · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement Under investigation
  • Police in Tangier arrested three people, including two women and a school director, over suspected fraud targeting people seeking migration.
  • The suspects allegedly promised travel to a European country using fake employment contracts and took between 50,000 and 220,000 dirhams from victims.
  • The three remain in custody while a judicial investigation examines the alleged offenses and the circumstances of the case.

Tangier police have detained three people, including two women and the director of an educational institution, over suspected fraud targeting people who hoped to migrate.

The suspects allegedly offered to arrange travel to a European country through false employment contracts. They are accused of taking sums ranging from 50,000 to 220,000 Moroccan dirhams from several people.

Police reportedly found an electronic device in the possession of one suspect that may contain digital traces of money transfers linked to the alleged criminal activity.

The three suspects remain in police custody under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office. The judicial investigation is examining the circumstances and background of the case and seeking to determine the alleged offenses attributable to each person.

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Originally published by Télégraphe in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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