Casablanca, Morocco, June 26, 2026 (AFP) - Two Moroccan ex-politicians jailed in 'Escobar of the Sahara' drug trial

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Two Moroccan public figures have been sentenced to at least a decade in prison over a major drug trafficking scheme linked to a convicted Malian kingpin. The case implicates more than 20 people accused of playing a role in a pervasive international drug network run by Ahmed Ben Brahim, dubbed the "Escobar of the Sahara". Said Naciri and Abdennabi Bioui, both former senior officials of Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party -- part of the gove......

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