Urban rodeos: Moroccan police hunt down “French Arabics”

The Moroccan police are waging a relentless fight against urban rodeos on motocross or in cars, and are drawing the admiration of Le Point. While in France the fight has not yet taken off, in Morocco, the actions carried out are fruitful.

The Moroccan police’s action against motocross and car rodeos, “a phenomenon that, publicized on social networks, has taken on an unprecedented scale this year”, even in France, is proving fruitful. In Morocco, “the perpetrators are easily identifiable: they film themselves and broadcast their exploits on social networks. Another common point unites them: often, they are tourists”, writes Le Point. In the kingdom, they are nicknamed “French Arabics”. They are generally seen in Marrakech. “They rent apartments, even villas with several people”, but also “motocross bikes, large T-Max type scooters, or even luxury cars like Porsche Macans, despite their young age”, the publication details.