RABAT, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan police have arrested two Syrian nationals and two Moroccans over their involvement in financing the Islamic State (IS) group, the official MAP news agency reported on Sunday.
The report said that an investigation carried out by security services revealed that one of the Syrian suspects put his bank account in Morocco at the disposal of a money transfer agency in Syria run by a relative, in order to transfer and receive money in return for commissions on these illegal transactions.
In connection with this case, the same source reported the arrest of two Moroccans for placing funds in the account of the Syrian national in 2017 and 2018, noting that he transferred the money to their relatives fighting for the IS in Syria.
Regarding the second Syrian arrested, the investigation showed that he had received suspicious funds in his bank account, according to the same source.
The security operation is part of the Moroccan authorities' efforts to pursue suspected funds and dry up sources of terrorist financing, in accordance with UN recommendations and the relevant conventions signed, it pointed out.
The suspects were brought before the competent public prosecutor's office, which decided to arrest three and to place one of the Syrian nationals under judicial control.
