Police officers in the Laâyoune region arrested six individuals, aged between 20 and 56, on Wednesday evening, suspected of being part of a criminal network specializing in electrical cable theft.
The police launched a judicial investigation following the vandalism of several public electrical transformers and the theft of their cables in Laâyoune. Through ongoing inquiries, authorities identified the suspects and detained six of them.
Search operations linked to this case led to the seizure of a quantity of electrical cables, along with tools and equipment believed to have been used in these criminal activities.
The suspects are currently under judicial investigation, supervised by the competent public prosecutor’s office, to uncover all circumstances surrounding the case and to identify any additional participants or accomplices.
