Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)
| Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ | |
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| Common name | Sûreté Nationale |
| Motto | Arabic: الأمن الوطني... فخورون بخدمتكم French: Sûreté nationale... fiers de vous servir National Security... proud to serve you |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 16 May 1956 |
| Employees | 79830 (2023) |
| Annual budget | 13 billion dirham (2022) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Morocco |
| Governing body | Moroccan Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Police officers | 79,830 (2023) |
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The General Directorate for National Security (Arabic: االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني, romanized: Aālmdyryh al-ʻĀmmah lil-amn al-Waṭanī; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ, romanized: tamhla tamatayt n tnfrut tanamurt; French: Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale, DGSN) is the national police force of the Kingdom of Morocco. The DGSN is tasked with upholding the law and public order. It was founded on 16 May 1956 by King Mohammed V. It works alongside the Gendarmerie Royale and the Forces Auxiliaires.
In 2007, the Sûreté Nationale had approximately 46,000 personnel. A decade later, in 2017, the number of personnel had increased to 70,000.
As of 2004, the Sûreté Nationale operated the following specialist divisions:
- The Border Police: responsible for border control and surveillance
- Mobile Intervention Corps: tasked with rapid intervention in major emergencies
- National Brigade: primarily responsible for investigation of serious crimes, including terrorism, organized and white-collar crime.