​National Police arrest Moroccan citizen in Madrid subject to an arrest warrant for membership of a terrorist group

The 47 year-old man was born in Tetuan (Morocco) and was subject to an International Arrest Warrant issued in May. The detainee is suspected of being a member of a terrorist group preparing acts of terrorism, aimed at disrupting public order, as well as of obtaining funds allocated to finance said activities.

The man arrested, who is a resident of the town of Parla in Madrid, was subject to a police investigation in 2004 and subsequent criminal proceedings related to the Jihadi terrorist attacks carried out in Madrid on 11 March of that year.

Excellent international collaboration on counter-terrorism

This operation falls under the continuous efforts of the General Commissariat of Intelligence of the National Police developed under the framework of the fight against Jihadi terrorism, and specifically, the issue of the International Arrest Warrant by Morocco demonstrates the excellent collaborative relations with the counter-terrorism services of the Kingdom of Morocco (DGST).

Since 26 June, 2015, the date on which the Ministry of Home Affairs raised the Counter-Terrorism Alert Level to level 4 (Spanish acronym: NAA), the law enforcement agencies have arrested a total of 166 Jihadi terrorists in operations carried out in Spain and abroad, and a total of 214 since the start of 2015.

The Ministry of Home Affairs sends out a reminder that, through the initiative STOP RADICALISMOS, citizens can collaborate through a series of channels open to them so that, in a confidential and secure manner, they can notify the State law enforcement agencies of possible cases of radicalisation in their vicinity through the web page www.stop-radicalismos.es, the mobile phone app for citizens security alerts Alertcops and the free hotline 900 822 066.