Whispers in the Agadir municipal council point to a former minister from the Rassemblement National des Indépendants (RNI) who allegedly visited the Belguel villa weekly. The opposition is already calling for a parliamentary commission of inquiry.
But the lawyer refused to answer why Karim had a second passport under a different name or why the family owned a private island near the Senegalese coast—purchased six months ago for $4 million in cash. The Belguel Moroccan Scandal is still unfolding. As we go to press, border police have just announced the arrest of two customs officials at the Guerguerat crossing, suspected of accepting bribes from the Belguel network. belguel moroccan scandal from agadir exclusive
According to exclusive testimony from a former assistant who has since entered witness protection: "Fouad would not move a shipping container without the Moulay's blessing. He paid the Zaouia in gold and real estate deeds. When the audit was announced, he didn't call a lawyer—he drove to the Moulay's cave to ask for a protective charm." The charm apparently failed. When the police raided the Belguel villa in the exclusive district of Agadir last Tuesday, they found not cash, but hundreds of talismans and coded notebooks written in Soussi dialect—a code prosecutors are still struggling to break. The Economic Fallout: A Tsunami in Agadir For the people of Agadir, this is not just a tabloid story. It is a catastrophe. Whispers in the Agadir municipal council point to
One protester, Mohammed, held up a sign reading: "Belguel stole our fish, the state stole our jobs." The Belguel Moroccan Scandal is still unfolding
The Belguel group employed nearly 3,000 people directly and thousands more indirectly in the fishing and logistics sectors. Since the freeze on its assets was announced, the port of Agadir has seen a 12% drop in container traffic. Fishermen are protesting outside the Wilaya (governorate) because the group's cold storage units—now sealed by the police—hold their unsold catch.