Names
El Kazawi
El Kazaoui
Yassine Al Maghribi Al-Kasaoui
Affiliation
nationality: Morocco
regime: Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons
Reason
Yassine Al Maghribi Al-Kasaoui is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 as he is or has been engaged in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling. Yassine Al Maghribi Al-Kasaoui is responsible for, is involved in the facilitation of, and profits financially from, people smuggling, in the form of unlawful arrival into a country of a person who is not a national of that country or permanently resident in it. Namely, Yassine Al Maghribi Al-Kasaoui is “El Kazawi” the leader of the “Kazawi” people smuggling gang. The Kazawi gang is a highly professional, hierarchical network that spans multiple countries which has developed a strong reputation for people smuggling. They established a “mini-state” in Europe, advertised their services via social media, and made reprisals against migrants who cannot meet their costs.
