Two people involved in stealing manhole covers in Khouribga

The Royal Gendarmerie in Hattan, on the outskirts of the city of Khouribga, arrested two people suspected of being involved in the theft, cutting and selling of sewer covers.

Hespress sources indicated that the operation was carried out as part of the interaction of the interests of the royal gendarmerie with earlier complaints that a number of sewer manholes disappeared in the Hattan Center under unknown circumstances.

The same sources added that investigations launched by the Royal Gendarmerie led to the search for one of the suspects before he was caught trying to remove the iron cover from one of the sewer pipes in order to cut it, sell it and make a profit. income.

An investigation by the Royal Gendarmerie into the detainee identified the name of a person suspected of being involved in the purchase of these stolen items, who was arrested.

The detainees were placed in custody theoretically at the direction of the prosecutor’s office to follow them, according to what is attributed to them, while the search for another person is still ongoing against the backdrop of the same case.