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Moroccan diplomats suspended after being drugged, robbed in Colombia

Adviser, accountant recalled, faced disciplinary action for harming foreign ministry’s reputation, source says

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 20 Aug 2022 1:00PM

Moroccan diplomats suspended after being drugged, robbed in Colombia
The two Moroccan diplomats were robbed of their cell phones and a tablet device after being drugged by two women they met on Tinder, Colombian media quotes a police chief. – Wikipedia pic, August 20, 2022

RABAT – Two Moroccan diplomats have been suspended from their positions in Colombia after they were drugged and robbed by women they met on Tinder, a diplomatic source in Rabat told AFP yesterday.

The men, an adviser and an accountant at the kingdom’s embassy in Bogota, were recalled to Morocco and faced disciplinary action for harming the foreign ministry’s reputation, the source said.

They could be dismissed, and an inquiry has been opened to determine if they will face legal proceedings.

Colombian channel CityTV had quoted a police chief on Thursday as saying the diplomats had been robbed of their cell phones and a tablet device after being drugged by two women they had met via a dating app. – AFP, August 20, 2022

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