The spread of money laundering crimes in northern Morocco is becoming increasingly worrying for the Northern Observatory for Human Rights (ONDH). These include trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, human beings and migrants, and its links with economic activity, including money laundering in real estate, or with politics through the access of criminals to positions policies.

In a statement, the Moroccan Observatory warned of the consequences of money laundering operations by drug barons in Tetouan, in the north of the Kingdom, and the suspected enrichment of a group of persons active in the field of drugs and psychotropic drugs, drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, smuggling of migrants, fraud, breach of trust, corruption and abuse of influence.

He particularly emphasized the negative impact of money laundering on the social fabric and economic development, noting that it affects relationships between businesses and the conduct of economic policy and encourages unnecessary investments, particularly in real estate, and the intensification of cross-border criminal activities. In addition, ONDH indicated that the reports of suspected cases related to money laundering and terrorist financing issued by the National Financial Information Authority amounted to a total of 2,113 deaths, according to the 2020 report statements.