A Drinking Party Ends with a Theft at the Laayoune Marina... Security Steps In and Uncovers the Truth!

A video circulating on social media documented a violent robbery that took place at dawn in the city of Al-Marsa, near Laayoune. The video showed a person lying on the ground being pressured and assaulted by another individual in order to steal his belongings.

Although the police had not received any complaint or official report from the victim at the time of the incident, the Marsa Judicial Police Unit responded swiftly to the leaked footage and launched an intensive technical and field investigation to uncover the circumstances of the incident.

The investigation led to the identification of the 35-year-old victim, who was found to have a criminal record for public intoxication; the incident occurred following a drinking session with the suspect, who took advantage of the victim’s condition to steal his phone.

Within a short time, security forces were able to identify and arrest the perpetrator in the Al-Nahda neighborhood of Al-Marsa, It turned out that he was a 17-year-old minor with a criminal record, sparking a broad debate about the swift response of security forces and the rising trend of juvenile crime in quiet neighborhoods.