Rabat, Jan. 11 (BNA): The Moroccan Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations of the General Directorate of Territorial Control conducted a joint security operation with the Spanish General Information Commission to dismantle an ISIS terrorist cell. It consists of three individuals working in Spain and Morocco.
The Commission stated that the security interventions carried out by members of the Special Forces of the General Directorate of State Control, allowed the arrest of one of the extremist elements in Chtoka Ait Baha, in conjunction with the arrest by the Spanish authorities of two other members of the same cell in Almeria. The Maghreb Arab News Agency reported in a statement.
The same source added that the investigations showed that the detainees pledged allegiance to ISIS and were active in spreading and promoting extremist ideas for the purpose of recruitment and recruitment.
The statement indicated that the suspects expressed their willingness to engage in terrorist operations due to their inability to join ISIS strongholds in the Sahel region, and they have links with fighters responsible for recruiting and facilitating access to volunteers to fight in this region.
The search conducted at the house of the arrested suspect in Chtouka Ait Baha allowed the confiscation of equipment, digital media that will be subject to the necessary technical expertise, a headdress, a sharp piece of metal, and manuscripts defending ISIS.
The arrested person in Morocco was placed under arrest to complete the judicial investigation that was conducted under the supervision of the Public Prosecution Office in charge of terrorism and extremism, while the competent Spanish authorities will conduct the necessary investigations and investigations with two of the members of this cell arrested in Spain.
This joint security operation comes within the framework of the continuous and remarkable coordination between the Moroccan security services and their Spanish counterparts in order to neutralize all terrorist threats facing the two countries. The same source concluded that it comes within the framework of strengthening bilateral cooperation in order to identify the ramifications and links between terrorist cells active in the two countries.
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