Morocco: two cocaine trafficking attempts foiled at Tanger-Med Port, El Guergarat Border Crossing, 72kg of Cocaine seized

Moroccan security services on Saturday seized 72.2 kg of cocaine in two separate operations at the Tanger-Med port in the north and at El Guergarat border post, south of Dakhla.

The first operation at Guergarat border post uncovered 55.95 kg of cocaine in 197 loaves carefully concealed inside an international transportation truck from a sub-Saharan African country, according to a security source.

The driver of the vehicle, aged 55, was arrested, the same source added.

In a second operation at the Tanger-Med port, police and customs officers seized 14 loaves of cocaine (a total of 16.23 kg) concealed in a shipping container of goods from a Latin American country, the security source said.

Judicial police services opened a judicial investigation to uncover connections involved in the drug trafficking network, trace the smuggling routes and identify the final destinations, in coordination with the Interpol offices of the countries involved in the itinerary followed by these shipments.