Tangier: Police Arrest French-Guinean Subject of International Arrest Warrant

Rabat - The prefectural service of the Tangier judicial police on Sunday arrested a 27-year-old French-Guinean man pursuant to an international arrest warrant issued against him by French judicial authorities following a case of criminal gang formation and attempted murder.

The suspect, who has multiple criminal records in cases of scams and fraud, was arrested at a hotel in the city of Tangier, said a statement by the national police (DGSN), stating that checking operations of the suspect in the Interpol database revealed that he was the subject of a red notice for his alleged involvement in an attempted intentional homicide with a firearm committed by members of a criminal gang to which he belonged in Nantes, France.

The suspect has been placed in police custody as part of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor's office, the same source added, noting that the French authorities have been notified of this arrest, pending consideration of the procedure for his extradition.