Crime & Justice
Moroccan Court Imposes Heavy Sentences in 'Escobar of the Sahara' Drug Trafficking Case
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Moroccan Court Imposes Heavy Sentences in 'Escobar of the Sahara' Drug Trafficking Case
A Moroccan court has sentenced former political and business figures to prison terms of up to 12 years for international drug trafficking and money laundering.
- The Casablanca court sentenced former Eastern Region president Abdelnabi Baayou to 12 years in prison.
- Former parliamentarian and Wydad Casablanca president Said Naciri received a 10-year sentence.
- Abdelnabi Baayou's brother, Abdelrahim Baayou, was sentenced to nine years.
- The defense lawyers boycotted the trial in protest of a proposed law on the legal profession.
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