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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Akram Oubachir

A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case

Morocco Drug Trafficking - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country.

The court also ordered the defendants to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines late Thursday after a trial that lasted more than two years.

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