Karim El Baqqali: did pressure from the Moroccan mafia push him to surrender?

While he had taken refuge in Tangier in Morocco for seven months, Karim El Baqqali, suspected of the death of two civil guards in the port of Barbate (Cadiz) last February, handed himself in last week to the Spanish authorities .

Karim El Baqqali, also known as Karim Gabarde or El Enfacao, appears to be the one who was at the helm of the narco-boat that hit the civil guards in the port of Barbate. The Moroccan crossed the strait on Thursday last week to surrender to Spanish justice. A “courageous” decision, believes his lawyer. The defendant allegedly gave himself up of his own free will. But sources told Europa Sur that Karim did this because hashish barons in Morocco allegedly threatened to attack his family.